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SEC Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - January 18, 2021

By Toppan Merrill

January 14, 2021
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, the SEC is closed Monday January 18, 2021. No filings can be received.  Filings submitted after 5:30 pm ET, Friday, January 15, 2021 will receive a filing date of Tuesday, ...
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Companies urged to take XBRL seriously by former SEC Chief Accountant

By Toppan Merrill

January 04, 2021
The quality of XBRL tagging in financial disclosures is no longer just an SEC compliance issue. It is an integral part of a company’s ability to tell its financial story, attract investment, raise capital, protect its ...
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SEC Closed for New Year's Day - January 1, 2021

By Toppan Merrill

December 29, 2020
In observance of New Year's Day, the SEC is closed Friday, January 1, 2021. No filings can be received. Filings submitted after 5:30 pm ET, Thursday, December 31, 2020 will receive a filing date of Monday, January 4, ...
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Beware how COVID-19 infects the internal audit process

By Toppan Merrill

December 28, 2020
COVID-19 is a game changer. Companies have been operating for most of this year in the public-health emergency caused by the coronavirus pandemic, so audits for fiscal years ending in 2020 will challenge outside ...
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SEC Closed for Christmas Holiday - December 24 and 25

By Toppan Merrill

December 23, 2020
In observance of the Christmas Holiday, the SEC is closed Thursday December 24, 2020 and Friday, December 25, 2020. No filings can be received.  Filings submitted after 5:30 pm ET, Wednesday, December 23, 2020 will ...
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SOX and COVID-19: Navigating compliance in the midst of a global pandemic

By Toppan Merrill

December 22, 2020
Nearly 20 years after the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SOX compliance continues to put onerous demands on many public companies. Amid the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on companies and their employees, manual ...
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SEC Closed for Thanksgiving Day - November 26, 2020

By Toppan Merrill

November 23, 2020
In observance of Thanksgiving Day, the SEC is closed Thursday, November 26, 2020. No filings can be received.  Files submitted after 5:30 pm ET, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 will receive a filing date of Friday, ...
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XBRL Takes Financial Data Further, Faster — Why That Matters for Your Business

By Toppan Merrill

November 10, 2020
Here’s an experience we’ve all had (many, many times): You Google something one time — and for weeks, you’re getting targeted ads and related content on every site and every social media platform you visit. This “Big ...
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SEC Closed for Veterans Day - November 11, 2020

By Toppan Merrill

November 10, 2020
In observance of Veterans Day, the SEC is closed Wednesday, November 11, 2020. No filings can be received.  Files submitted after 5:30 pm ET, Tuesday, November 10, 2020 will receive a filing date of Thursday, November ...
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View From the Big Four: XBRL Quality Gives Your Company a Competitive Advantage

By Toppan Merrill

October 12, 2020
As the use of XBRL financial data in the market accelerates, the quality of XBRL tagging in disclosures is no longer solely an SEC compliance issue. It is an integral part of a company’s ability to tell its financial ...
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Q&A with an expert: Insights from an IASB board member on the IFRS Taxonomy and ESEF mandate

By Toppan Merrill

October 08, 2020
Ann Tarca has been on the International Accounting Standards Board since 2017, as a member from the Asia-Oceania region. She joined the IASB from the University of Western Australia’s Business School, where she served ...
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SEC Closed for Columbus Day - October 12, 2020

By Toppan Merrill

October 08, 2020
In observance of Columbus Day, the SEC is closed Monday, October 12, 2020. No filings can be received.  Files submitted after 5:30 pm ET, Friday, October 9, 2020 will receive a filing date of Tuesday, October 13, 2020 ...
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COVID-19 infects M&A with Complications

By Toppan Merrill

October 05, 2020
COVID-19 nervous breakdown. The swiftly spreading coronavirus has greatly disrupted the M&A market. Nevertheless, observe attorneys Mark Director, John Pollack, George Stamas, and Pavel Shaitanoff, strategy, ...
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Critical tipping point for XBRL: Usage by all SEC stakeholders expanding

By Toppan Merrill

October 02, 2020
The use of XBRL-tagged data in SEC financial disclosures is becoming the norm for the collection and analysis of financial data. During the last year, we have seen increasing use at the SEC, with several divisions ...
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Four Takeaways from 2020 Virtual Annual Meetings

By Toppan Merrill

October 02, 2020
Is the virtual meeting just a stopgap solution for pandemic times? Or has Covid-19 permanently turned annual meetings from traditional conferences to online interactive live-streams? The first of Toppan Merrill’s 2020 ...
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Navigating Year 1 ESEF Compliance - With an Eye on the Future

By Toppan Merrill

September 30, 2020
With any big change, it’s easy to fall into one of two traps. The first is tunnel vision: Focusing too narrowly on what’s immediately in front of you with Year 1 requirements and challenges, and “not seeing the forest ...
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The Future of the Annual Meeting: In-person, Virtual or Hybrid?

By Toppan Merrill

September 22, 2020
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SEC Votes to Modernize Reg S-K Requirements for Business, Legal Proceedings and Risk Factor Disclosures

By Toppan Merrill

September 15, 2020
At an open meeting last month, the SEC voted (three to two) to adopt amendments, substantially as proposed, to modernize the Reg S-K disclosure requirements related to the descriptions of business, legal proceedings and ...
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IPOs and Transactions: August 31 - September 4

By Toppan Merrill

September 08, 2020
There were 76 transactions filed with the SEC last week. Congratulations to all of the corporations and law firms that selected our transactions services, including Mdc Partners Inc w/ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton ...
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SEC Closed For Labor Day - September 7, 2020

By Toppan Merrill

September 04, 2020
In observance of Labor Day, the SEC is closed Monday, September 7, 2020. No filings can be received.  Files submitted after 5:30 pm ET, Friday, September 4, 2020 will receive a filing date of Tuesday, September 8, 2020 ...
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