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Earlier (2020)

Standards Support Small Business During COVID-19 Crisis

Protect small business. Make rapid decisions. Use high quality data.

Thousands of small businesses seek funding to protect workers and livelihoods. What’s needed now is a single set of standards to collect, process, and analyze loan data. Follow these 5 steps to build a system that can execute cost-effectively, efficiently, rapidly.

Earlier (2020)

We can be better prepared – let’s get ready now.

Shannon Sohl, CPA, PhD, Senior Research Analyst, Northern Illinois University Center for Governmental Studies
Crisis situations like COVID-19 have big implications for how we should run businesses and set government policy. Get connected to COVID-19 relief resources for businesses.

Earlier (2020)

DQC Rules are now available in the FASB US GAAP Taxonomy. Shouldn’t every SEC filer use them?

Heather Krupa, CPA, Controller at Global Water Resources

DQC Rules are now available in the FASB US GAAP Taxonomy. Shouldn’t every SEC filer use them?

Earlier (2019)

Harmonizing accounting and data standards

Donna Johaneman, Senior Project Manager XBRL, FASB; and Louis Matherne, Chief of Taxonomy Development, FASB

The FASB approach to incorporating new ASUs into XBRL data standards.

Earlier (2019)

Building a taxonomy is a team effort

Donna Johaneman, Senior Project Manager XBRL, FASB; and Louis Matherne, Chief of Taxonomy Development, FASB

Building a taxonomy is a team effort. Found out how the US GAAP Taxonomy was developed, and how it’s maintained today.


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