On March 24th, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced that it approved the October 2023 rule proposal that would adopt eXtensible Business Reporting Language-Comma-Separated Values (XBRL‑CSV) as the standard for filing the Electric Quarterly Report (EQR). The new system is intended to modernize and simplify data collection, enhance data quality, improve market disclosure practices, and reduce long‑term compliance costs. The new rule is the most substantial update to the EQR system since its inception in 2002, when it was founded with the purpose of improving the efficacy, adaptability, and transparency of reporting for all market participants. Continue reading "FERC Adopts Rule to Modernize EQR Filing System" »

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, March 18th, and will begin at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Continue reading "XBRL US Staff to Host Data Quality Committee..." »

On March 16, 2026, EDGAR Release 26.1 implemented updates to the EDGAR Filing Website. Continue reading "EDGAR Release 26.1" »

On March 11th, XBRL US hosted a webinar to review and discuss matters related to financial reporting for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). The session featured an overview of the related final rule, a demonstration of XBRL tagging requirements for SPACs, and a review of SPAC filings submitted to date. Continue reading "XBRL US Webinar on XBRL Reporting for Special..." »

XBRL US will present a webinar to discuss matters related to financial reporting for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). The one-hour event takes place Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 3 p.m. Eastern. The session will feature a review of the final rule, a demonstration of XBRL tagging requirements for SPACs, and an overview of SPAC filings submitted to date. Continue reading "XBRL US to Hold Webinar on Reporting for..." »

On February 18th, XBRL US published the blog, Creating a Cleaner Semantic Data Model for XBRL, written by Scott Theis, President/CEO, Novaworks LLC, Chair, XBRL US Domain Steering Committee (DSC), Leader, XBRL Technical Advisory Committee for XBRL US (XTAC), and Member, XBRL Standards Board and Open Information Model (OIM) Working Group. Continue reading "XBRL US Provides Guidance for Creating a..." »

On January 22nd, XBRL US published the blog, Modernizing XBRL, written by Scott Theis, President/CEO, Novaworks LLC, Chair, XBRL US Domain Steering Committee (DSC), Leader, XBRL Technical Advisory Committee for XBRL US (XTAC), and Member, XBRL Standards Board and Open Information Model (OIM) Working Group. Continue reading "XBRL US Publishes Guidance Focused on..." »

The SEC has adopted amendments that would require the electronic filing, submission, or posting of certain forms, filings, and other submissions that national securities exchanges, national securities associations, clearing agencies, broker-dealers, security-based swap dealers, and major security-based swap participants make with the SEC. Continue reading "SEC Publishes Draft of Updated 2026..." »

On December 22, 2025, the EDGAR system was updated with Release 25.4 and now supports the updated Filing Fee Disclosure (FFD) Taxonomy. To view the changes included in this updated version, please see the Updated Filing Fee Disclosure (FFD) Taxonomy available on the SEC’s site. Continue reading "SEC Announces 2025 Filing Fee Disclosure (FFD)..." »

On January 14th, XBRL US hosted a webinar to review and discuss the Open Information Model (OIM) Taxonomy Specification requirements document. Continue reading "XBRL US’ Public Review for OIM Taxonomy Spec..." »

XBRL US will host a webinar to review and discuss the Open Information Model (OIM) Taxonomy Specification requirements document. The one-hour event is free and open for the public to attend and takes place Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 11 a.m. Eastern. Continue reading "XBRL US to Host Webinar on Public Review for..." »

On December 17th, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced an update to Version 2026-04-01.2 that will take place on March 26, 2026. The revision affects the XBRL taxonomies, validation rules, and rendering files needed to file FERC Form Nos. 1, 1-F, 2, 2-A, 3-Q electric, 3-Q natural gas, 6, 60, and 714. Version 2026-04-01 becomes effective at the start of the first quarter 2026. Continue reading "FERC Releases XBRL Taxonomies Version 2026-04-01.2" »

XBRL US will host a webinar for XBRL US Members and government employees to discuss the OIM Technical Specification that currently is in development. The one-hour event takes place Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 3 p.m. Eastern. Continue reading "XBRL US Presents Webinar: Enhancing the XBRL..." »

XBRL US will hold a webinar that will focus on data quality rules related to US GAAP Taxonomy 2026. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Eastern. The event is free and open to the public, though registration is required. Continue reading "XBRL US to Host Webinar on Data Quality Rules..." »

On October 14th, the EDGAR system was upgraded to Release 25.3 and now supports the updated Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Taxonomy. The updated SPAC Taxonomy is now available on the SEC’s website. For additional information, please visit the Standard Taxonomies webpage for a complete listing of supported standard taxonomies. Continue reading "SEC Announces 2025 Update to SPAC Taxonomy" »