May 2016 Newsletter

May 2016   Regulatory & Legislative News SEC Chair White Comments on Crowdfunding Challenges at IOSCO, Lima Peru, May 11, 2016 SEC Publishes Small Entity Compliance Guide for Issuers, May 13, 2016 SEC Commissioner Stein Speech on Disclosure Effectiveness Initiative U.S. Treasury Publishes Data Act Schema, April 29, 2016 SEC Publishes Concept Release on BUSINESS […more]


April 2016 Newsletter

April 2016   Regulatory & Legislative News SEC Releases Staff Observations on Use of Custom Axis Tags in XBRL Submissions FASB Publishes Video on Importance of GAAP Taxonomy XBRL US News FinTech Forum Announced: Crowdfunding & Data Standards to be Held June 28 in New York City XBRL US Comments on SEC Concept Release on […more]


January 2016 Newsletter

January 2016 With our first newsletter of the year, we’d like to take the opportunity to highlight some of the key activities that have served to increase XBRL adoption and use in the US, and address how we’ll expand on those initiatives in the year ahead. Data quality was the most critical focus in 2015 […more]


September 2015 Newsletter

September 2015 Regulatory & Legislative News SEC Commissioner Stein Supports Inline XBRL FASB Publishes Proposed 2016 US GAAP Taxonomy for Public Review & Comment U.S. Treasury and OMB Finalize Federal Spending Transparency Standards XBRL US News 2nd Free Webinar for Government Agencies on “Creating Intelligent Data” Scheduled September 28, 1PM ET CalCPA Publishes XBRL US […more]


August 2015 Newsletter

August 2015 Regulatory & Legislative News SEC Chair White Issues Letter Reiterating SEC Plans to Recommend Inline XBRL for Public Company Filing SEC Announces Plan to Consider Executive Compensation Clawback Rule XBRL US News Comment Letter Submitted Advocating XBRL Versus XML in Response to SEC Proposal on Investment Company Reporting Modernization. XBRL US Center for […more]


XBRL US GAAP Pension Analyzer Identifies Significant Errors in XBRL SEC Filings for Q1 2014

XBRL US, the nonprofit consortium for XBRL reporting in the US, announced today the publication of a new online tool, the US GAAP Pension Analyzer which is available for free to public company reporting managers that runs a set of rules against the pension disclosure within an XBRL-formatted financial statement. A review of XBRL filings […more]


XBRL US Expands Education Program to Meet Growing Public Company Filer Demand

New York, February 11 – XBRL US, the national consortium for XML standards in business reporting, has increased the number and coverage of educational programs offered in 2011 to meet rising demand from an estimated 8,000 public companies that will be filing XBRL-formatted financials in 2011 for the first time. A new monthly webinar ‘Detailed […more]


XBRL US Announces Results from XBRL Preparedness Survey

XBRL US, the XML standard setter for business information reporting in the U.S., announced today that public companies are heeding the advice to “start early” in preparing for XBRL adoption, according to a joint survey with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). 73% of respondents said that they have begun preparations for adoption […more]


XBRL US Consortium Names Al Berkeley Chairman of the 2008 Board

Consortium also releases second draft of the US GAAP Taxonomies Washington, DC – XBRL US, the nonprofit consortium for XML business reporting standards in the US marketplace announced today that Alfred R. Berkeley, Chairman, Pipeline Financial Systems LLC, will lead its Board of Directors in 2008. Prior to joining Pipeline Financial Trading, Mr. Berkeley was […more]


XBRL US Invites Participation in Public Review of the US GAAP Taxonomies

XBRL US, Inc., the nonprofit consortium dedicated to the adoption of XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language), published the draft of the XBRL US GAAP Taxonomies (collection of financial reporting concepts) for public review and comment.  The public comment period provides an opportunity for stakeholders such as public company preparers, investors, financial analysts, auditors and software […more]