In October, the SEC will implement changes to money market fund rules and forms. These changes concern the removal of certain references to credit ratings as well as amendments to the issuer diversification requirements. These changes were initially proposed in March 2011 and proposed a second time in July 2014, and implementing them will bring rule 2a-7, the principal rule that governs money market funds, and Form N-MFP, the form that money markets use to report their portfolios to the SEC, into alignment with the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.

The XBRL US Center for Data Quality has launched a public review for five new proposed validation rules. Additionally, the Data Quality Committee (DQC) has released proposed additions to the previous rule regarding inappropriate negative values.

Rule 13q-1, which requires resource extractions issuers to disclose payments made to foreign governments, was adopted by the SEC on June 27, 2016. This rule was initially adopted in August 2012 but was vacated by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Since then, several other entities adopted transparency rules that are similar to Rule 13q-1, and the SEC re-proposed the rules for the payment disclosures back in December of last year. Now, the rule has been finalized and resource extraction issuers will be required to disclose the payments in XBRL format using Form SD starting with their fiscal year ending no earlier than September 30, 2018.

GoFiler supports a lot of user customization to allow it to meet your exact needs. One of the primary means of customizing the software is through the use of templates. The various templates used by the application can be altered to override or to add to existing functionality. Templates can also provide you with the exact look and feel you want when creating new documents, setting up projects, and publishing reviewer’s proofs.

With the SEC’s announcement that filers can now voluntarily submit Inline XBRL to EDGAR, you may be wondering what Inline XBRL is and whether you should make the switch. We’ll help you gain a better understanding of Inline XBRL and what ramifications - both good and bad - you may encounter should you choose to transition to it.

On June 13, 2016, EDGAR 16.2 was released by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This release contained changes to Form N-MFP1, Form 10-D, and Form 8-K. Additionally, EDGAR has been updated to allow registrants whose SIC code is not 6189 (asset-backed securities) to file certain asset-backed securities related forms and to allow certain filers to use Inline XBRL in their submissions.

June 1, the SEC adopted an interim final rule to implement a provision of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The rule allows Form 10-K filers to include, at their discretion, a summary of business and financial information as part of the Form 10-K.

It’s a question to which even filing experts may not know the answer. It doesn’t happen often, but the dreaded Internet error can cause major problems when you are in the middle of a Live filing. What do you do? How can you know if the SEC received the filing? This blog post will help you figure out the best course of action.

Effective today, May 16, 2016, companies can file Form C to EDGAR, which is the offering statement containing the initial disclosures required for crowdfunding.

On April 25, 2016, EDGAR 16.1 was released by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This release contained new EDGAR forms for security-based swap dealers and broker-dealers and some minor changes to Form C, Form N-MFP1, and Exhibit EX-102 for Form ABS-EE.

As the deadline for the first Form N-MFP1 filing draws closer, it’s important to know what your options are for working with this new type of filing. As with Form N-MFP, the SEC is not providing any editing software so filers are essentially on their own to find a solution for creating and editing this form.

On March 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission updated EDGAR to accept the US GAAP 2016 taxonomy among other new taxonomies. While this taxonomy should not be used for reports with a reporting period that ends before March 7, 2015, it’s a good idea to transition your SEC filings as soon as possible for reporting periods that end after March 7.

The SEC’s changes to Form N-MFP will take effect on April 14, 2016. After this date, filers will need to submit new Form N-MFP1, which contains additional fields and has some other minor changes.

On February 9, 2016, SEC staff released a guide for issuers of Asset-Backed Securities to help issuers understand the procedures for using EDGAR. The guide answers questions about filing a 424H prospectus, filing Form ABS-15G, and filing other forms that may be an initial filing for an ABS issuing entity.

Congressman Kevin Cramer announced yesterday that the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1675, the Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016. H.R. 1675 provides for various reforms related to financial services in an attempt to alleviate the burdens on employers (particularly small businesses) by repealing and/or amending outdated SEC regulations.