Tagged: XBRL

SEC Proposes to Automate Filing Fee Calculations

SEC Proposes to Automate Filing Fee Calculations

The SEC has proposed rule amendments to automate filing fee calculations and payment processing.  If the rules are adopted, filing fees would be paid via Automated Clearing House (ACH) and would no longer be payable via checks and money order.  Each fee table and the accompanying notes would include all information required for the fee calculation tagged in inline XBRL.  Currently, information required for the...

SEC Approves Series of Final and Proposed Rules in Line with Stated Priorities

SEC Approves Series of Final and Proposed Rules in Line with Stated Priorities

The SEC held a very busy open meeting yesterday, voting on the following final and proposed rules: Adoption of amendments to modernize the definition of “smaller reporting company,” which was established in 2008.  See our previous discussion of the amendments.   Adoption of amendments to require the use of the Inline XBRL format in certain filings, which were proposed in 2017 and have been under...

Annual Report Reminders for Foreign Private Issuers

Annual Report Reminders for Foreign Private Issuers

There are a couple of recent developments that we would like to remind issuers to keep in mind for their upcoming annual reports. Foreign private issuers who prepare their financial statements in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) will be required to file their annual audited financial statements in XBRL format in respect of any period ending after December 15, 2017 (i.e., for...

Smaller Issuer Relief in the Financial CHOICE Act

Smaller Issuer Relief in the Financial CHOICE Act

As noted in the earlier post, the House passed the Financial CHOICE Act yesterday. While the headline-grabbing aspects of the Financial CHOICE Act relate to a repeal of the Volcker Rule and reducing the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, there are some other interesting tidbits relating to public company disclosure, including two that would provide significant relief for smaller issuers. However, the Financial...

SEC Adopts Use of Exhibit Hyperlinks in Filings

SEC Adopts Use of Exhibit Hyperlinks in Filings

We reported in September 2016 on proposed Securities and Exchange Commission rules requiring the use of hyperlinks to exhibits in most registration statements and periodic and current reports. On March 1, 2017, the SEC adopted final rules, largely in line with the proposed rules, amending Item 601 of Regulation S-K and Rules 102 and 105 of Regulation S-T. Read more in our eUpdate here: https://www.dorsey.com/newsresources/publications/client-alerts/2017/03/sec-adopts-use-of-exhibit-hyperlinks-in-filings

Compliance with XBRL for Foreign Private Issuers that Prepare their Financial Statements in Accordance with IFRS Required Beginning with Annual Reports for Fiscal Periods Ending on or after December 15, 2017

Compliance with XBRL for Foreign Private Issuers that Prepare their Financial Statements in Accordance with IFRS Required Beginning with Annual Reports for Fiscal Periods Ending on or after December 15, 2017

On March 1, 2017, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published the taxonomy for the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) for financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IFRS). Accordingly, foreign private issuers that prepare their financial statements in accordance with IFRS may immediately begin submitting their financial statements in SEC filings...