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Monday, June 30, 2025

SEC Adopts Updated EDGAR Filer Manual

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of the updated EDGAR Filer Manual which includes amendments to Volume II and related rules and forms. Read the final rule: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12286.pdf  

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Friday, June 27, 2025

SEC Updates EDGAR Next Beta Environment

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that the EDGAR Next Beta environment has been updated to require testers to present Login.gov account credentials to access EDGAR Filing, EDGAR Online Forms, and EDGAR Filer Management, and to make test filings. Testers can now also select the CIK that will display in the first 10 digits […more]

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

XBRL US Comments on SEC Executive Compensation Roundtable

XBRL US submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to their announcement about the SEC Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements which is scheduled for June 26, 2025. The XBRL US letter pointed out that while certain executive compensation data such as disclosures required per the Pay versus Performance final […more]

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SEC Joint Compliance Outreach Program for Municipal Market

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced plans to hold the 2025 Joint Compliance Outreach Program on November 18-19, 2025, to discuss compliance and regulatory matters directly with municipal market professionals. The event will be held virtually and registration is open. Questions and proposed topics can be submitted in advance by emailing sessionquestions@finra.org. Read the announcement. […more]

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Monday, June 16, 2025

SEC Identifies Common Tagging Errors in BDC Schedule of Investments

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Economic and Risk Analysis evaluated the tagging of Business Development Company (BDC) Schedules of Investments and identified certain common tagging issues: Inappropriate tagging of subtotals of investments by industry or by investment type with Investment, Identifier [Axis]. These subtotals should be tagged using dimensions Industry Sector [Axis] […more]

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

SEC Withdraws 14 Proposal Stage Rules, Including 3 with XBRL Components

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the withdrawal of 14 rules in proposal stage. Three of the rules in proposal stage have XBRL components, including: Cybersecurity Risk Management for Investment Advisers, Registered Investment Companies, and Business Development Companies (view the final rule withdrawal) Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies about Environmental, […more]

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

SEC Further Extends Form PF Amendments Compliance Date

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended Form PF Amendments compliance date to October 1, 2025. The compliance date has originally been set for March 12, 2025, and was subsequently pushed to June 12, 2025. The additional extension now to October 1, 2025, will give more time to filers to program and test for compliance […more]

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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

XBRL US Comments on SEC SPAC Taxonomy

XBRL US submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) raising concerns about the SPAC Taxonomy which is used to tag disclosures in compliance with the final rule, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections. The letter pointed out certain challenges with the SPAC Taxonomy, including the difficulties working with highly detailed […more]

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Friday, May 30, 2025

SEC Custom Tag Analysis Shows Slight Decline for All Filers

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published an analysis of public company custom tag rates for 2022 through 2024. The analysis shows a slight decline in the use of custom tags across all filers, from 18% in 2023 to 17% in 2024. All categories of filers experienced a decline except for large accelerated filers which […more]

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

XBRL US Comments on SEC Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Interactive Data

XBRL US submitted a comment letter in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Interactive Data. Points raised in the letter include: Requiring corporate disclosures to be prepared in XBRL format produces structured data that is more useful, accessible, granular, and more consistent than data in unstructured format for regulators, […more]


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