Blog: SEC

The JOBS Act: Who are they kidding?

By Pat Voll | April 4, 2012

The JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) purports to foster the growth of small businesses, allowing them easier access to funding by lowering bureaucratic hurdles and thus enabling the growth of their business and… more

Seminar gets real about XBRL

By RoseRyan | April 2, 2012

RoseRyan, along with Ernst & Young and Morrison & Foerster, is presenting a free breakfast seminar, “XBRL: It’s Time to Get Real,” on May 2 in Palo Alto.

We all know that XBRL implementation can… more

Disclosures tell only half the story of data privacy and protection

By Pat Voll | February 17, 2012

Facebook did things right in its S-1 disclosures relating to data protection and privacy as it relates to business risk. Among other things, the myriad disclosures warn investors of risks related to unfavorable media coverage… more

Enforcement and executive comp top list at SEC conference

By Henry Madrid | December 22, 2011

The economy must be picking up, judging by the attendance at last week’s 27th Annual Reporting and FASB forum put on by the SEC Institute. It was a packed house. The two-day seminar was not… more

Why is a 3-way match important in XBRL?

By Lucy Lee | December 7, 2011

While speaking at the 2011 Year-End SEC Conference in Phoenix earlier this month, and this week at the same program here in Silicon Valley, an interesting question came up. Despite filers’ efforts to match their… more

Will you be ready when XBRL limited liability expires?

By Lucy Lee | October 27, 2011

The SEC XBRL mandate provides for a period of limited liability of either two years following a filer’s initial XBRL filing date or October 31, 2014, whichever comes first. During this time, XBRL exhibits are… more