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Thursday, July 30, 2020

FASB Publishes Draft Guide on Extensible Lists

The FASB published a Proposed Taxonomy Implementation Guide, Extensible Lists: A Guide for Preparers, for a public comment period ending on September 21, 2020. The guide explains XBRL extensible lists which allow for the definition of concepts from a predefined list of values. The FASB is seeking comment from users on definitions for glossary terms […more]

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Monday, July 27, 2020

XBRL US Publishes Guidance for Regulators Building Financial Data Standards Programs

The Taxonomy Development Handbook is a comprehensive guide for regulators, industry experts, and businesses to build consistent, high quality data standards that are easy to implement and that produce data that is easy to consume. Attend a free webinar about the resource on Wednesday, August 12 at 3 PM EDT.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

SEC Publishes Custom Tag Rates for IFRS Filers

The Securities and Exchange Commission published an analysis of custom tags (extensions) used by IFRS filers on Forms 20-F, 20-F/A, 40-F and 40-F/A from January 2017 to December 2019. The analysis compares the use of custom tags on financial statements only, to custom tag rates for financial statements plus footnotes. The latest figures for 2019 […more]

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

The Competitive Advantage of Quality XBRL Data

XBRL US member PwC recently published an article, “The Competitive Advantage of Quality XBRL Data”, which articulates the value of XBRL data, particularly in times like these when automation and technology become even more important to aid in analyzing data and making rapid, insightful decisions. It also calls for the need for a robust data […more]

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

SEC Commissioner Lee and PwC Vice Chair Bricker to Keynote XBRL US Investor Forum 2020

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Municipal Beat Podcast on Data Standards

XBRL US member Liz Sweeney of Nutshell Associates discusses data standards to improve state and local government reporting on Municipal Beat Podcast. Listen to the podcast.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

XBRL US Comments on FERC Form 730 Revisions

XBRL US submitted a comment letter responding to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) request concerning proposed changes to Form 730, the Report of Electric Transmission of Investment Activity, and their proposal that the revised content be prepared in XBRL format. We agree with the FERC proposal as written, because much of the data required […more]

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Investment Company Institute Publishes Paper on ESG Integration & Sustainable Investing Strategies

The Investment Company Institute (ICI) published in July 2020 a report on “Funds’ Use of ESG Integration and Sustainable Investing Strategies: An Introduction”. ICI established an ESG Working Group to review and address how funds describe ESG integration and sustainable investing strategies. The group determined that it would be good practice for funds to use […more]

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

FASB Publishes US GAAP Taxonomy Q&A on COVID-19 Disclosures

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) published a new Q&A that covers applying the US GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy on disclosures related to effects of COVID-19. Topic areas covered include: Income taxes Payroll taxes Loans Grants Pensions Overall discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read the Q&A.

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SEC Updates Custom Tag Trend Analysis

The Securities and Exchange Commission published an updated analysis of custom tag rate trends which shows a slight decline in the use of custom tags (from 18% to 17%) for all filers. The biggest decline in the use of custom tags was from large accelerated filers which was offset by an increase among smaller reporting […more]


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