SEC regulatory compliance & reporting

TOPICS / ACCOUNTING & REPORTING

November 19, 2020

SEC amends guidance on MD&A, other disclosures

The SEC has voted to adopt amendments that are intended to modernize, simplify and enhance management’s discussion and analysis and other required financial disclosures.

November 17, 2020

New SEC rules enable electronic submissions

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to permit the use of electronic signatures in authentication documents and to facilitate electronic service and filing in the commission’s administrative proceedings.

September 23, 2020

SEC amends rules for whistleblowers, shareholder proposals

The SEC voted to amend rules that govern its whistleblower program and the amount a shareholder must hold to have a proposal included in a company’s proxy statement.

September 11, 2020

SEC changes disclosure rules for banks

The SEC announced rule changes that will change the disclosures bank and savings and loan registrants are required to provide investors.

August 26, 2020

SEC changes disclosure rules, redefines ‘accredited investors’

The SEC voted to amend its rules for public company disclosures of the description of business, legal proceedings and risk factors. The commission also changed its definition of “accredited investor.”

June 23, 2020

SEC staff guidance addresses pandemic-related disclosures

Public companies need to carefully consider their obligations in disclosing the coronavirus pandemic’s effect on their operations, liquidity, and capital resources, according to staff guidance issued by the SEC Division of Corporation Finance.

May 21, 2020

SEC amends disclosure rules for acquisitions and disposals

The SEC voted to amend its rules and forms for disclosing financial information about acquired or disposed businesses.

April 8, 2020

SEC updates staff guidance on shareholder meetings

Responding to travel, mailing and other issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the SEC has published updated staff guidance on shareholder meetings for companies and other issuers of public stock.

April 3, 2020

Financial institutions using CARES Act deferrals won’t violate GAAP, SEC says

Companies that elect to defer or suspend FASB rules for credit losses or troubled debt restructurings in accordance with the CARES Act will not be found in violation of GAAP.

March 25, 2020

SEC extends pandemic-related relief

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has extended coronavirus-related filing relief provided to public companies, funds and investment advisers.

March 12, 2020

SEC exempts certain companies from ICFR attestation requirement

The SEC issued amendments that exempt smaller reporting companies with less than $100 million in revenue from the requirement to obtain attestation of their internal control over financial reporting from an outside auditor.

March 4, 2020

Conditional coronavirus relief provided by SEC

The SEC said public companies that have trouble meeting filing obligations because of the coronavirus outbreak may qualify for regulatory relief under certain conditions.

January 31, 2020

SEC proposes simplifying disclosure requirements

The SEC voted to propose amendments that would simplify disclosure requirements and issued guidance on key performance indicators and metrics in MD&A.

December 1, 2019

SEC addresses IPOs, ETFs, retail investor protections

All issuers will be allowed to ‘test the waters.’

November 20, 2019

Valuation in spotlight as SEC mulls expanding investment opportunities

The SEC is considering expanding opportunities for nonaccredited investors. That means more investors may be relying on private-equity fund valuations and auditors’ assessments of those valuations.

September 26, 2019

SEC addresses IPOs, ETFs, and retail investor protections

The SEC issued new rules for testing the waters on IPOs and modernizing regulation of ETFs. It also proposed amendments to enhance protections for investors.

July 1, 2019

SEC addresses ICFR attestation for smaller companies

Commission also proposes changes for disclosures on acquisitions and disposals.

May 9, 2019

SEC addresses ICFR attestation for smaller companies

The SEC voted to propose reducing the number of public companies required to obtain an attestation of their internal control over financial reporting from an independent auditor.

May 3, 2019

SEC proposes changes to disclosures on acquisitions and disposals

The SEC proposed rules changes designed to make disclosures less costly for acquisitions and disposals of businesses while preserving valuable information for investors.

January 7, 2019

AICPA publishes broker-dealer working draft

The AICPA Financial Reporting Executive Committee has published a working draft of an illustrative note to financial statements of SEC-registered broker-dealers.

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