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Friday, April 11, 2014

XBRL US Supports Passage of Senate DATA Act as Important Step for Government Transparency

XBRL US, the nonprofit consortium dedicated to XBRL reporting in the US, today congratulated the U.S. Senate for its passage of the Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act, S. 994, a bill mandating the use of structured data standards for the reporting of all government expenditures. The bill was approved by unanimous consent and is […more]

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

XBRL US National Conference Features SEC Filer Best Practice Training & Tools, Plus IT Forum, September 15-17, Bellevue, Washington

XBRL US announced today that it will hold two events this Fall in Bellevue, Washington, as part of its annual National Conference. A 2 ½ day conference, Current Developments in XBRL Financial Reporting for SEC filers, September 15-17, will focus on public company accounting professionals; the XBRL Data Forum, a one-day workshop to be held […more]

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

XBRL US in Opposition to Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act, H.R. 4164

XBRL US, the national consortium for XBRL business information reporting, announced today that it strongly disagreed with H.R. 4164, proposed legislation which would exempt small companies from filing financial statement data to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in XBRL format for five years. Small company is defined as any entity with under $250 […more]

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

XBRL International Conference: Better Data for Better Decisions, to be Held June 9-11, 2014, in Orlando, FL

XBRL International, the global standards organization dedicated to improving business reporting, today announced that its 2014 conference, Better Data for Better Decisions, will be held in Orlando, Florida on June 9-11, 2014. The conference is hosted by XBRL US, the US consortium for business information reporting, which is a jurisdiction of XBRL International.

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Thursday, November 8, 2012

XBRL US Announces Webinar Series for Developers on Opportunities with Structured Data

Program to Feature Technology and Financial Experts XBRL US, the nonprofit consortium for XBRL reporting today announced topics and speakers in its free webinar series to educate and inform potential contestants in the XBRL Challenge, a contest for developers to build the next great analytical application that consumes XBRL SEC data.Entrants to the XBRL Challenge […more]

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

XBRL US Announces XBRL and Corporate Actions Conference, NY City, December 10, 2012

Results from corporate actions pilot and other XBRL implementations to be presented XBRL US announced today, plans for a ½ day conference on XBRL and Corporate Actions to be held on December 10, 2012 in New York City, which will be co-sponsored by the Asset Managers Forum of SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association). […more]

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

AICPA and XBRL US Announce Development of XBRL US GAAP Certificate Program

Program to launch first quarter 2013 AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The American Institute of CPAs, the world’s largest member association representing the accounting profession, and XBRL US, the nonprofit consortium for XBRL, today announced plans to develop a Certificate Program focused on US GAAP reporting in XBRL format. The Certificate will require […more]

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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

MEDIA ALERT: Calling All Developers to Webinar on the 2nd Annual XBRL Challenge and a Chance to Win $20,000

Attend to learn rules, criteria and tools for contestants What: The XBRL Challenge is a contest to build the best open source analytical application that consumes XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) data from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) EDGAR system.Over 8,800 public companies now report their financial statements in XBRL format and the Challenge […more]

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

2nd Annual XBRL Challenge Announced: Contest to Develop Best Open Source App to Analyze Corporate Financial Data

XBRL US makes technical expertise, XBRL database and high-level normalization available to contestants XBRL US announced today the kickoff of the 2nd annual XBRL Challenge, a contest to discover the top open source analytical tools that can mine XBRL-formatted corporate financial data from the SEC’s EDGAR database.The contest will award a $20,000 Grand Prize to […more]

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Monday, July 16, 2012

XBRL Data Forum Announced, Conference for Developers and Technologists to be Held 9/11/12, Austin, Texas

Wealth of XBRL data now available means significant opportunity for developers WASHINGTON, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — XBRL US today announced the introduction of a new one-day conference, the XBRL Data Forum, which will take place September 11, 2012 in Austin, Texas, and will be held in conjunction with the XBRL US national conference, Current […more]


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