Financial reporting has changed. The new structured data (XBRL) format for disclosing financial information significantly impacts all companies, public and private. The SEC is requiring and using structured data with increasing frequency and sophistication. Are you up-to-speed on this new development?
Join Merrill Corporation and Financial Executives International for a co-hosted complimentary webinar “The SEC and XBRL: Financial Reporting in a New Light” taking place on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 1:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM Central / 10 AM Pacific and hear our expert panel discuss the areas that are critical to understanding the fast-paced world of XBRL, including how the SEC and analysts are realizing significant benefits from its use; and how this impacts all SEC reporting companies.
The webinar will include speakers from the U.S. SEC and from an SEC contractor, updates on SEC structured data activities, a quick catch-up on important issues you may have missed, XBRL errors that draw unwanted negative attention (no hypotheticals will be used – only actual situations), and information on this new reporting format that is changing financial reporting and analysis.
Structured data and XBRL bring about significant efficiencies. These formats can also bring about additional risk due to the novelty of the technology and the related compliance rules. The financial reporting function needs to fully understand the impact of these structured data reporting requirements, which continue to expand beyond the 10-Ks and 10-Qs. This webinar will address these risks, including specific ways to minimize them, resulting in a more compliant and confident financial reporting function.
Past FEI/Merrill webinars have been fast-paced and full of relevant information. This too will be enlightening and a quick way to learn about the topics that matter.
Register today to hear from the speaker line-up of Alexandra Ledbetter, from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Investor Advocate; Emily Huang, CEO and Co-Founder of idaciti and a contractor to the SEC; and Lou Rohman, CPA, a member of the FASB’s Taxonomy Advisory Group and VP of XBRL Services at Merrill Corporation.
Invest an hour of your time and come away with items your company needs to know. It’s a free webinar with 1.0 Continuing Professional Education offered as well. We think it will be the best webinar on structured data of the season.