On December 8th, the SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis announced that it has concluded an assessment of how filers are tagging line items on the income statement over multiple periods. The staff noted that a number of filers are using different elements when tagging the same reported line item on the income statement over multiple periods, though each of those tags are included in the taxonomy versions used in the filings. The staff’s findings also determined that some filers were using one element in a form, for example, Form 10-Q, while using another element for the same reported line item in a different form, such as Form 10-K. Continue reading "SEC Offers Guidance on Tagging Income..." »

On November 30th, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released for comment the proposed GAAP taxonomy improvements for the proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU), which is aimed at improving accounting guidance for lease arrangements between entities under common control. Continue reading "FASB Staff Releases Proposed GAAP Taxonomy..." »

The XBRL US Data Quality Committee (DQC) has announced that it published its 20th Rule Set, which is comprised of five proposed rules for corporate issuers and two proposed rules specific to business development companies (BDCs). DQC rules are freely accessible by US GAAP and IFRS issuers so they may better validate their filings and recognize potential errors. Referring to the DQC rules helps issuers prepare financial statements that are consistent and submitted to the SEC in high quality, Inline XBRL format. Continue reading "XBRL US Announces Webinar: DQC Rules for BDCs..." »

On November 15th, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) released proposed implementation guidance that uses a questions and answers format to clarify and expound on certain GASB pronouncements. Continue reading "GASB Proposes Guidance to Help Stakeholders..." »

On November 15th, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released a proposed Taxonomy Implementation Guide. The Guide is premised on the proposed 2023 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy, which is currently awaiting SEC acceptance and subject to change until the finalized version is published. The newly proposed Guide, Financial Services—Investment Companies (Including SEC S-X Schedules for Business Development Companies), is comprised of examples intended to help users of the taxonomy understand how the reporting framework for investment companies is structured within the taxonomy. Continue reading "FASB Issues Proposed Investment Companies..." »

On September 26th, the SEC approved amendments to current rulemaking that would require registrants to disclose information concerning the connection between executive compensation and company performance. Detailed information on the Pay Versus Performance final rule is available on sec.gov. Under the adopted amendments, registrants will be required to use Inline XBRL to tag their pay versus performance disclosure. Continue reading "SEC Adopts Pay Versus Performance Rules,..." »

XBRL US’ Data Quality Committee (DQC) will host an online meeting for industry leaders to further engage in discussions and plans to establish rules and guidance for public corporations complying with the SEC’s XBRL requirements. The three-hour meeting takes place on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 and will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET. {expires: 2022-09-22} Continue reading "XBRL US Announces Upcoming Data Quality..." »

On September 8th, the FASB announced that it has released for public review and comment proposed technical and other conforming improvements for the 2023 SEC Reporting Taxonomy (SRT) along with the related release notes. The technical and conforming modifications made to the SRT are designed to improve its overall utility. Continue reading "FASB Releases Proposed Changes and Technical..." »

On September 6th, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) staff issued the Proposed 2023 DQC Rules Taxonomy (DQCRT) for the US GAAP and SEC reporting taxonomies. Individuals and organizations may review and comment on the modifications made to the proposed DQCRT until October 6, 2022. Continue reading "FASB Releases Proposed 2023 DQCRT for Review..." »