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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

SEC Commissioner Kara Stein Supports Inline XBRL

In a speech to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, SEC Commissioner Kara Stein reiterated SEC support for inline XBRL as a means to improve the quality of structured data for investors.

Monday, September 7, 2015

Dimensions – The Newsletter for Compliance Professionals

September 2015: http://resources.merrillcorp.com/DimensionsV21 Seven Rules Proposed By The New XBRL US Center For Data Quality FASB Finalizes Four Taxonomy Implementation Guides And Proposes Another EDGAR No Longer Supports 2013 GAAP Taxonomy For XBRL Tagging Proposed SEC Disclosure On Clawbacks Will Need To Be Tagged In XBRL Noted XBRL Expert Joins The SEC’s Division Of Economic And […more]

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

FASB Publishes 2016 Proposed GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy for Review & Comment

On September 1, the FASB announced the opening of a public review and comment period for the 2016 release of the XBRL US GAAP Taxonomy. The exposure period ends October 31, 2015. Read the FASB release here.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

DATA Act Webinar for Agencies: Creating Intelligent Data

Hear representatives from U.S. Treasury, the FDIC, KPMG, Information Unlimited and more during this practical 60-minute webinar, September 28 at 1PM ET on how the DATA Act will help agencies create more useful, transparent information. Earn CPE credit and find out how agencies can gain while implementing DATA Act requirements from the greater efficiencies enabled […more]

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XBRL Data Quality Webinar: Get Involved in the Public Review

Join this free webinar on September 3 at 3PM to hear from corporate data aggregators at Bloomberg and Calcbench, serving investors around the world about how XBRL has changed the landscape for financial fundamental data. Find out how errors in XBRL-formatted financials today make it difficult to leverage the greater timeliness and granularity that structured […more]

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Letter from SEC Chair White Notes Commitment to Inline XBRL

Mary Jo White, Chair of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission, sent a letter to Senators Mark Warner and Mike Crapo, in which she reiterated SEC support for inline XBRL and noted that the Commission is developing recommendations for SEC consideration to allow filers to submit XBRL data inline as part of their filing, […more]

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

XBRL US Center for Data Quality Announces Public Review of Guidance and Rules

XBRL US announced the start of the first public exposure period for rules developed by the Data Quality Committee, which is funded through the XBRL US Center for Data Quality. Public companies, data providers, analysts and XBRL providers invited to comment on seven rules covering over 2,400 individual elements.

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DATA Act Webinar for Agencies:Practical Implementation & Effective Use of Standards

Government agency staff, commercial entities that work with government agencies and citizen advocacy groups are invited to attend a series of three complimentary webinars that provide practical implementation guidance and real world examples by government agencies. Hear speakers from U.S. Treasury, FDIC and other data standards experts.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

SEC Considers Rule Proposal on Exec Comp Clawback Policy in XBRL

The SEC issued a press release announcing that the Commission was considering a rule proposal requiring companies to adopt clawback policies on executive compensation. The company’s compensation recovery policy would be required to be filed as an exhibit to their Exchange Act annual report in XBRL format. The summary of the rule states:   Listed companies […more]

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Center Formed to Address XBRL Data Quality Concerns

Market leaders join forces to improve the utility of XBRL data XBRL US and an alliance of five companies – Merrill Corporation, RDG Filings, RR Donnelley, Vintage (a Division of PR Newswire), and Workiva Inc. – today announced the joint formation of the XBRL US Center for Data Quality to improve the utility of XBRL […more]


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