July 2020 Newsletter

July, 2020 The XBRL standard was developed, and is supported, by a global community of accountants, technologists, data and software providers, issuers, investors, and standard setters. Our community supports regulators and businesses that adopt the standard by responding to changing technologies, continuously expanding on the specification to meet new demands, and providing education and support. […more]


XBRL US Comments on SEC’s Draft VIP Taxonomy

XBRL US submitted a comment letter to the SEC’s Office of Structured Disclosure providing input on the draft VIP Taxonomy which will be used by variable annuity and variable life insurance companies to comply with the SEC’s recently finalized rule on Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts. […more]


XBRL Taxonomy Development Handbook

The Taxonomy Development Handbook (TDH) is a comprehensive guide directing regulators, industry experts, and businesses through a practical roadmap to building high quality data standards, to support the increasing demand for data standardization in business and government reporting.


Annual Comprehensive Financial Report Taxonomy, 2019 Demonstration Release

Government agency representatives, municipal analysts and investors, software providers, and other users of state and local government data are invited to review and comment on the data standards developed to represent sections of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). This is a Demonstration Release Version 0.2, developed to illustrate how data standards can be created […more]


Q&A: Funds and Inline XBRL

Responses to these questions were developed through an informal discussion with staff from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Question: What is the Commission’s position on data points in bar charts? We assume that would require hidden facts such as DEI information. Today the risk/return summary charts must be tagged in table format in the […more]


SEC Request for Comment

Wednesday, October 31 - Friday, March 15, 2019
US Securities & Exchange Commission Comment Period
Submit comments

Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose rule changes designed to improve disclosure for investors about variable annuities and variable life insurance contracts. The proposal is intended to help investors better understand these contracts’ features, fees, and risks, and […more]


Bankers need more pieces of the financial puzzle

Campbell Pryde, President & CEO, XBRL US

Trust. It’s one of the most important considerations when hiring a guide to lead a challenging mountain climb. The same is true with developing standards. Only a specialist with the right skillset and experience can help build a good quality taxonomy or XBRL instance document. Find the right people through XBRL Achievements.


SunSpec Alliance and XBRL US Announce Public Review of Orange Button Solar Data Standards

Investors, developers, software providers are encouraged to participate SunSpec Alliance and XBRL US announced today the launch of a 30-day public review period for the initial draft of Orange Button data standards for solar financing. The digital dictionary of terms, called a taxonomy, was developed as part of the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative’s […more]


Solar Industry Stakeholders: Participate in Orange Button Taxonomy Public Review

1:00 PM EDT Wednesday, September 27, 2017
XBRL US Webinar
Register for Free Webinar

Attend this one-hour session to learn about the U.S. Department of Energy’s mission to reduce the soft costs of solar financing by streamlining data collection and analysis through standards. Find out how you can participate in developing the solar data standards that will become the industry norm. The Orange Button Taxonomy is a digital dictionary of […more]


April 2017 Newsletter

April 2017 Regulatory & Legislative News May 16 Deadline Set for Comments to SEC Rule Proposal on Inline XBRL SEC Proposes Changes to Industry Guide 3 (Statistical Disclosure by Bank Holding Companies) XBRL US News Webinar: SEC Notice on IFRS Taxonomy: What It Means for FPIs, XBRL Providers & Data Users, April 5 Point of […more]