Thursday, March 24. 2022

SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Improve Climate-Related Disclosure Standards to Benefit Investors

On March 21st, the SEC announced that it is proposing amendments to its rules under the Securities Act and Securities Exchange Act that would make it mandatory for domestic and foreign registrants to include specific climate-related data in their annual reports and registration statements. This data would need to be disclosed in a structured data format. The proposal is open for public comment. Continue reading "SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Improve..." »
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LeAnn Dey
in Filing Technology, Investor Education, SEC, SEC Filing Help, XBRL at 14:15

Tuesday, March 08. 2022

GoFiler Online Now Supports Form 24F-2

Last month, Form 24F-2NT was updated to a modern, structured format with the release of EDGAR 21.3. Previously filed as ASCII text, Form 24F-2NT is used by the SEC to validate registration fees paid by issuers. Because the form was filed in plain text, there was a wide range of quality and readability issues. Some filings were formatted nicely while others were difficult to read. By moving to a structured format, filers can provide all of the same information in a standardized form that can be easily read by machines and rendered for viewing by humans. Continue reading "GoFiler Online Now Supports Form 24F-2" »
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The Novaworks Team
in GoFiler Online Updates, SEC Filing Help at 10:56

Monday, February 21. 2022

SEC Proposes Amendments to Update Beneficial Ownership Reporting

The SEC announced on February 9th that it is proposing to amend certain rules that govern beneficial ownership reporting under Exchange Act Sections 13(d) and 13(g). The rules would enhance disclosure requirements, reduce information imbalances and provide more timely information to meet the needs of investors and the market.

Continue reading "SEC Proposes Amendments to Update Beneficial..." »
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LeAnn Dey
in SEC, SEC Filing Help at 16:58

Monday, February 14. 2022

SEC Provides Guidance Regarding Proper Tagging for Finance Lease Liability, Future Payments, and Excess Amount of the Future Payments Over the Finance Lease Liability

The SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) has observed that some filers are not appropriately tagging disclosures about their finance lease liability, undiscounted future lease payments, and the excess amount of the undiscounted future lease payments over the finance lease liability (for example, imputed interest). DERA is providing guidance to filers to address some of this mistakes. Continue reading "SEC Provides Guidance Regarding Proper Tagging..." »
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LeAnn Dey
in DERA, SEC Filing Help, US GAAP Taxonomy at 10:03

Friday, February 11. 2022

SEC Advises on Filing Agent/Filer Software Adjustment for Upcoming EDGAR Change

The SEC has announced that on or about April 4th, it will introduce a change to the EDGAR filing websites (EDGAR Link Online and Online Forms) that will affect the way certain third-party software may communicate with these websites. EDGAR will develop a unique parameter that some third-party software products may need to include in each request that enters/updates data. EDGAR will both verify the existence and validity of the parameter in filers’ requests and end user sessions if the value of the parameter is missing or mismatched. Continue reading "SEC Advises on Filing Agent/Filer Software..." »
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LeAnn Dey
in EDGAR News, Filing Technology, SEC, SEC Filing Help at 11:34

SEC Proposes Rule Amendments for Investor Protections in Communication Protocol Systems and ATSs

On January 26th, the SEC proposed rules to enhance investor protections and improve cybersecurity by bringing more Alternative Trading Systems (ATS) that trade treasuries and other government securities under the regulatory heading. This proposal builds upon the September 2020 proposal for ATSs and feedback received in response to that proposal. The SEC is also re-proposing amendments to Registration Systems Compliance and Integrity (Regulation SCI) to apply it to ATSs that meet certain volume thresholds in US Treasury Securities or Agency Securities. Continue reading "SEC Proposes Rule Amendments for Investor..." »
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LeAnn Dey
in SEC, SEC Filing Help at 09:20

Monday, January 31. 2022

Important Notice Regarding Fee-Bearing Forms

The SEC has released a change to the EDGAR System today, January 31st. This change affects forms with fees. Filers who need to file particular fee-bearing forms today must take action to ensure proper submission. {expires: 2022-02-01} Continue reading "Important Notice Regarding Fee-Bearing Forms" »
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The Novaworks Team
in GoFiler Updates, SEC Filing Help at 10:20

Friday, January 28. 2022

The Divisions of Corporation Finance and Investment Management Provide Guidance Regarding the Use of Paper “Courtesy Copies”

The Divisions of Corporation Finance and Investment Management receive paper “courtesy copies” of materials from many individuals and entities when they file or submit via EDGAR, email, online form or other electronic methods of communication. Registrants frequently send marked copies of amendments to registration statements or copies of electronically filed registration statements showing modifications from previously submitted or filed versions. Continue reading "The Divisions of Corporation Finance and..." »
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LeAnn Dey
in Corporation Finance, Investment Management, SEC Filing Help at 13:25

XBRL US to Hold Virtual Data Quality Committee Meeting

XBRL US’ Data Quality Committee (DQC) will host a virtual meeting for industry leaders to further engage in discussions and plans to establish rules and guidance for public corporations complying with the SEC’s XBRL requirements. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST. {expires: 2022-03-24} Continue reading "XBRL US to Hold Virtual Data Quality Committee..." »
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LeAnn Dey
in Data Quality Committee, Events, SEC, SEC Filing Help, XBRL at 07:40

Monday, January 24. 2022

SEC Issues Guidance for Filers Using Incorrect Context Dates for Reported Facts

On January 14th, staff in the SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis noted that some filers were using incorrect context dates when tagging fact values in Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Continue reading "SEC Issues Guidance for Filers Using Incorrect..." »
Posted by
LeAnn Dey
in Filing Technology, SEC Filing Help at 10:40

Thursday, January 13. 2022

SEC Releases Taxonomy Compatibility for Newly Required Auditor Tags in the 2021Q4 DEI Taxonomy

The SEC previously announced that the 2021Q4 version of the Document and Entity Information (DEI) taxonomy, which includes the newly added elements for tagging auditor information required in Release No. 93701, is compatible only with the 2021 versions of other taxonomies. If a filer attempts to use the 2021Q4 version of the DEI taxonomy with the 2020 version of another taxonomy in the same filing, the filing will be suspended. Continue reading "SEC Releases Taxonomy Compatibility for Newly..." »
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LeAnn Dey
in EDGAR News, GoFiler Updates, SEC, SEC Filing Help at 14:00

Tuesday, January 11. 2022

SEC Provides Update on Its Request for Comment on Potential Technical Changes to EDGAR

In September 2021, the SEC introduced a project entitled “EDGAR Next – Improving Filer Access and Account Management”, wherein the SEC proposed a rule that would implement potential technical changes to the way filers access the EDGAR System to make submissions and how filers manage individuals who make submissions on their behalf. After a first round of feedback from stakeholders within the community, the SEC is now seeking further input in undertaking these technical changes. Continue reading "SEC Provides Update on Its Request for Comment..." »
Posted by
LeAnn Dey
in EDGAR News, Filing Technology, SEC, SEC Filing Help at 09:00

Tuesday, January 04. 2022

XBRL US to Hold Data Quality Committee Web Conference

XBRL US’ Data Quality Committee (DQC) will host a virtual meeting for industry leaders to further engage in discussions and plans to establish rules and guidance for public corporations complying with the SEC’s XBRL requirements. The one-hour webinar will take place on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 and will begin at 12:00 p.m. EST. {expires: 2022-01-20} Continue reading "XBRL US to Hold Data Quality Committee Web..." »
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LeAnn Dey
in Data Quality Committee, Events, SEC, SEC Filing Help, XBRL at 14:34

Tuesday, December 28. 2021

SEC Releases 2021Q4 XBRL Taxonomies Update

On December 20th, the SEC updated the EDGAR system to Release 21.4. The system now supports the 2021Q4 versions of the taxonomies listed below. With this release, the Closed-End Fund (CEF) taxonomy will be accepted in EDGAR for the first time, and the Document and Entity Information (DEI) taxonomy has been updated to include elements for tagging auditor information. For more information, refer to the final 2021Q4 taxonomies’ Release Notes. Continue reading "SEC Releases 2021Q4 XBRL Taxonomies Update" »
Posted by
LeAnn Dey
in EDGAR News, SEC, SEC Filing Help, XBRL at 09:25

Monday, December 27. 2021

SEC Releases 2022 Peak Filing Volume Dates for EDGAR Filings

To help filers avoid missing deadlines and reduce online traffic around crucial filing dates, the SEC releases a filing schedule detailing when it expects to receive the highest volume of EDGAR filings. The 2022 schedule is now available from the SEC. Continue reading "SEC Releases 2022 Peak Filing Volume Dates for..." »
Posted by
LeAnn Dey
in EDGAR News, SEC, SEC Filing Help at 12:51
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