Blogs
February 10, 2021
Lead the Pack: Don’t Underestimate the Power of Accessibility 2020 was a year of disruption and change – change in how we work and learn, digital dependence, face-to-face interactions and diversity. Diversity and ...
February 09, 2021
In honor of President's Day, the SEC is closed Monday, February 15, 2021. No filings can be received. Filings submitted after 5:30 pm ET, Friday, February 12, 2021 will receive a filing date of Tuesday, February 16, ...
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, ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
September 22, 2020
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 ...