The SEC has announced that it will be carefully monitoring the impact and developments affecting investors and capital markets since Hurricane Ida made landfall on August 29, 2021. Continue reading "SEC Closely Observing Effects of Hurricane Ida..." »

The final phase-in to use inline XBRL for Risk Return filings begins September 17, 2021. After September 17, all fund groups will need to comply with the Inline XBRL requirements for any initial registration statement (or post-effective amendment that is an annual update to an effective registration statement) that becomes effective on or after that date. To help this transition, Novaworks is presenting a free webinar to help filers learn how to prepare Inline XBRL for the Risk Return taxonomy using our patented XDX technology.

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As of Tuesday, July 27, the SEC has discontinued support for Windows 7 and Internet Explorer. Windows 7 has not been supported by Microsoft since January 14, 2020, and Internet Explorer will reach end-of-life in June of 2022. The SEC has now updated its security protocols on www.edgarfiling.sec.gov and associated websites to no longer accept legacy security credentials from computers accessing the website via Windows 7 using Internet Explorer. This change also affects Windows Server 2012. Continue reading "SEC Websites Discontinue Support for Windows 7..." »

XBRL US will host a webinar to share updates made to the XBRL Filed Data Add-in for Excel and to discuss recent revisions to XBRL API documentation, Tools for SEC Filers, and resources on XBRL US’ Data Community page. The SEC now supports data quality checks in EDGAR as developed by the XBRL US Data Quality Committee (DQC), and attendees will be shown how the DQC checks scan XBRL filings to find and fix issues before filing. The remote seminar will take place on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET. There is no charge to attend this public event, though registration is required. {expires: 2021-08-12} Continue reading "XBRL US to Host a Virtual Seminar to Discuss..." »

Following its upgrade to Release 21.2, the EDGAR system began supporting the 2021 International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Taxonomy. The 2021 IFRS Taxonomy is consistent with that of the International Accounting Standards Board which was made available on the its website on March 24, 2021. Continue reading "SEC Issues XBRL Taxonomy Update" »

In observance of the Juneteenth National Independence Day, and in treating that day as a federal holiday for filing purposes, the SEC has adjusted the dates of some filings submitted last week. The EDGAR system was closed on Friday, June 18, 2021 and resumed normal operations on Monday, June 21, 2021. Continue reading "SEC Adjusts Filing Dates in Accordance with..." »

On June 22, 2021, the SEC announced amendments to Volume I of the EDGAR Filer Manual pertaining to Section 4.b and the Manual Passphrase Update Request. These updates require filers who have misplaced their passphrase to provide certain supporting documentation indicating the connection between the individual(s) requesting access and the existing EDGAR account. They must also provide documentation indicating how the individual(s) requesting access connects to the individual(s) acting on that individual’s behalf. Continue reading "SEC Announces Adoption of the Passphrase Update..." »

On June 22, 2021, the SEC announced that the anticipated September 2021 update to the EDGAR system will introduce a pilot phase for filing Form 24F-2. The SEC recently adopted the requirement that filings on Form 24F-2 be submitted in a structured format, as stated in the Securities Offering Reform for Closed-End Investment Companies release. Continue reading "SEC Introduces Pilot Phase to Implement Final..." »

The compliance date for submitting filings using inline XBRL is fast approaching with filings due in August of this year for all non-accelerated and smaller reporting companies. To help this transition, Novaworks is presenting a free, three-part webinar series to help filers learn how to prepare inline XBRL using our patented XDX technology.

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The SEC has announced that it will release EDGAR 21.2 on Monday, June 21. This update will introduce multiple changes to the EDGAR filing website, as well as various changes to Form N-CEN and the introduction of the IFRS 2021 XBRL Taxonomy. Continue reading "SEC Announces EDGAR Release 21.2" »

The SEC adopted amendments on June 28, 2018 that required filers to use Inline XBRL (iXBRL) for both operating company financial statement information and fund risk/return summary information. Filers using iXBRL are able to prepare a single document that embeds machine-readable data directly into a human-readable document. This gives data users a simpler means to view, access, and explore the contextual information of the underlying data.
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The staff of the SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) has discovered that certain filers who report under US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles are using elements for the Statement of Cash Flows that are intended explicitly for continuing operations. These filers do not actually report continuing and discontinued operations separately and should be using general elements to tag each respective subtotal for operating, investing, and financing activities. Continue reading "DERA Brings Attention to Incorrect Use of..." »

The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance recently provided guidance that reflects its views concerning the filing of Form C to the SEC with respect to the effectiveness of certain rule changes as introduced in Release No. 33-10884. This guidance on EDGAR filing of Form C: 1) is not a rule, regulation or statement of the SEC; 2) has neither agency approval nor disapproval; 3) has no legal force or effect; 4) does not alter or amend applicable law; and 5) creates no new or additional obligations for any person. Continue reading "SEC Staff Issues Guidance on EDGAR Filing of..." »

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has recently issued proposed updates to the US GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy and SEC Reporting Taxonomy related to the proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) on Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Fair Value Hedging – Portfolio Method. The proposed revisions to the taxonomies will include: 1) new elements, 2) newly added references to transition elements, 3) modified documentation and standard labels, 4) element deprecations, and 5) reference deletions. {expires: 2021-07-06}
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