The SEC will be closed Friday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. The EDGAR System will not receive, process or accept filings on this day. Filings with a due date of July 4th will be due the following business day, Monday, July 7th. The FERC also will be closed in observation of Independence Day. eForms will accept filings submitted on July 4th. Continue reading "Independence Day" »

On June 30th, the SEC announced that it is amending rules that would require electronic filing or submission of certain forms that must be filed with or submitted to the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act and the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act. The use of a structured, machine-readable data language for electronic filing where appropriate is required for certain disclosures filed or submitted by self-regulatory organizations (SROs) and other entities. Continue reading "SEC Issues 2025 New Derivatives Securities..." »

On June 16th, the SEC adopted amendments to Volume II of the EDGAR Filer Manual. Version 75 of Volume II of the EDGAR Filer Manual, which reflects updates to EDGAR associated with Release 25.2, will be issued on June 16, 2025, and will go into effect once it is published in the Federal Register. Version 76 of Volume II of the EDGAR Filer Manual, which reflects updates to EDGAR associated with the SEC's September 2024 EDGAR Filer Access and Account Management rulemaking (EDGAR Next), will be effective on September 15, 2025. Continue reading "SEC Announces Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer..." »

The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance recently released a group of Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs), which represent updates to the Division's interpretations of Regulation S-K, Legal Proceedings. Continue reading "SEC Releases Additional Compliance and..." »

On June 23rd, the SEC's Division of Economic and Risk Analysis adopted amendments to Rule 605 of the Securities Exchange Act, which requires disclosures for order executions in national market system (NMS) stocks. The SEC is releasing the draft report for review and comment. Continue reading "SEC Releases Draft of Order Execution Summary..." »

The SEC's Office of Structured Disclosure reminds the financial reporting community that Rule 405(e) of Regulation S-T provides guidance for tagging requirements for financial statement schedules, which includes a fund's Schedule of Investments (SOI), under rules 12-12, 12-13, 12-13A through 13D, and 12-14 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, a Business Development Company (BDC) is required to tag its SOI in compliance with the tagging requirements in Rule 405(e) of Regulation S-T. Continue reading "SEC Publishes Guidance Regarding Incomplete and..." »

On June 17th, the SEC published its semi-annual report to Congress regarding public and internal use of machine-readable data for corporate disclosures, in compliance with the Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022 (FDTA) signed into law on December 23, 2022. The FDTA requires the SEC to submit this report to both the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives every 180 days through December 23, 2029, when the provision requiring the report concludes. Continue reading "SEC Staff Issues Semi-Annual Report to Congress..." »

The SEC will host a roundtable to discuss executive compensation disclosure requirements with representatives from public companies, investors, and other experts in the field. The event is open for the public to attend via webcast on the SEC's website. The roundtable will take place on June 26, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:35 p.m. Continue reading "SEC Staff to Hold Roundtable on Executive..." »

The SEC recently provided reminders, tips and resources for filers who are preparing for compliance with EDGAR Next, the September 2024 rule and form amendments that enhance the security of the SEC's EDGAR system and improve filers' ability to access and manage accounts. EDGAR Next applies to all registrants who electronically submit filings on the EDGAR system. This includes entities such as issuers and filing agents as well as individuals, such as officers and directors subject to the requirements of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act. Continue reading "SEC Provides Guidance on Enrolling in EDGAR Next" »

On June 11th, the SEC and US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to extend the compliance date to October 1, 2025, for the amendments to Form PF that were adopted in February 2024 to enhance the Financial Stability Oversight Council's ability to monitor systemic risk and to improve the SEC's regulatory oversight of private fund advisers and investor protection efforts. The original compliance date for the rulemaking was March 12, 2025, but was previously extended to June 12, 2025. Continue reading "SEC Announces Further Extension of Form PF..." »

On June 16th, the EDGAR system was upgraded to Release 25.2, which now supports the 2025 version of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) taxonomy. The 2025 version of the IFRS taxonomy is the same taxonomy version that the International Accounting Standards Board made available on March 27, 2025. Continue reading "SEC Issues EDGAR 25.2 Release XBRL Taxonomies..." »

Today’s scheduled GoFiler 6.1a release, which corresponds to EDGAR 25.2, has been delayed until tomorrow (June 17th, 2025) due to the extensive modifications implemented by the SEC to Form N-CEN. Continue reading "GoFiler 6.1a Release Delayed Until June 17th" »

XBRL US' Data Quality Committee (DQC) will host an online meeting for industry leaders to discuss plans to implement rules and guidance for public companies complying with the SEC's XBRL requirements. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, June 18th, and will begin at 12:00 p.m. ET. Continue reading "XBRL US Staff to Host Data Quality Committee..." »