4 Important Facts Concerning iXBRL

By | 06/13/2017 | 7:15 pm ET

After much speculation, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released the long-awaited proposal requiring public companies based in the United States to utilize Inline XBRL (iXBRL) when submitting their financial statements and other public documents. So what do you need to know about this proposal? 1. How iXBRL works:  Inline XBRL is an updated version of the XBRL reporting format. This new format embeds HTML tags into different financial…

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2 Things to Know About EDGAR Passphrase Updates

By | 03/16/2017 | 6:40 pm ET

On March 13 2017, the SEC changed the method for updating EDGAR passphrases on its Filer Management website by implementing a dual stage authentication process for SEC filers who request their passphrase to be reset. This is a security update to the original requirements, which was implemented in 2004, as a safety measure to protect account holders password and identity information. As this is an important update that requires account…

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