FASB Call for Comment – the 2024 SRT and DQCRT

Wednesday, September 5, 2023 - Monday, November 6, 2023
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) staff recently issued for comment the following: Proposed technical and other conforming improvements for the 2024 SEC Reporting Taxonomy (SRT) (File Reference No. 2024-1000) The comment period for the proposed technical and other conforming improvements for the SRT ends on November 6, 2023. Interested parties may provide comments on […more]


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