Level Up: SEC Filing

Below is our meeting recording from our Level Up session held on Oct. 16, 2024. This session focused on SEC Filing and we covered a few key topics, including hyperlinking your Exhibit Index, EDGARizing PDF, tips for the filing walkthrough, and EDG...

Mike Davis Community Manager Amplify Attendee Community Champion Idea Generator Data Management Suite Workiva Essentials Train the Trainer
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Technical Report Summary Sizing Requirements

Hello, We have to submit a TRS and when we've tried submitting one years before there was an error that the file was too big. However, we don't remember if the error was that individual pictures within the file were too large or if the file as a w...

Kelsey Durban Rising Star
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JPG files turning into PNG files on Filing Package Creation Besvart

Hello - I am curious as to why my Company Logo file on my Exhibit 99.1 is inserted as a jpg and appears correct up until the point that I choose to regenerate my filing package. At that point, I receive a filing error that I have a PNG file attach...

Kevin Duran
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Creating a Form 3 with no holdings and POA

I am new to the Workiva Section 16 filing platofmr. Can someone please advise how I would create a Form 3 with no initial beneficial ownership? In the platform I used previously, we simply left the Form 3 blank and the SEC populated the "Remarks" ...

Melissa Bybee Brown
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Tips For Resolving External Reference Errors

  Have you run into a new error message related to external references in your document? We are here to provide some helpful tips to assist in locating the hyperlink as these errors are often tricky to address as they do not provide a direct link...

Sonny Jablonski Rock Star
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Section 16 - Print Forms by Reporting Owner by Date

I would like the ability to print all Section 16 forms filed for a reporting owner for a specified frame.  One potential approach would be to enable a "Print Selected Forms" button on the "Archived Forms" screen (illustration below). Having the o...

Catherine Alqallaf Rock Star Idea Generator Workiva Platform Data Management Suite
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Texas Railroad Commission Reporting

Hi community- anyone currently using Wdesk to prepare Texas Railroad Commission annual reports?

Nick Noble
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POA Besvart

How do I get a power of attorney form in the new section 16 to attach to a filing and do I have to attached the POA to every filing or is there a default that will automatically attach it each time?

Suzi Fussman
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DEF 14A - Period of Report Besvart

Should the period of the report we input when filing still be the future dated annual meeting date or has this changed and should now be 12/31/22 to match XBRL tagging?

Michelle Cole Rising Star
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SEC Image Requirements and Resolving Validation Errors

Hello filers! We've been seen a rise in some issues related to images in filings. To help you stay ahead of these, and resolve them quickly, we wanted to provide some tips for you below. But first, here's the details. SEC Image Requirements All im...

Liz Habel Community Moderator Idea Generator Community Champion Management Reporting Workiva Essentials
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Which fonts will EDGAR accept? Besvart

I can't find it now, but I could swear that I saw a post or article somewhere about EDGAR allowing more fonts. In the past, our filings always rendered in Times New Roman, but apparently, between our Q220 and Q320 10-Qs, they started rendering in ...

Jennifer Bartlett Beta Buddy Idea Generator Community Champion
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Removing recipients from edgar-postmaster@sec.gov emails Besvart

When I file a Section 16 form, I receive an auto-generated notification email from "edgar-postmaster@sec.gov". These emails let me know if my submission was accepted. For example the subject could be: "ACCEPTED FORM TYPE 4 (0000776901-22-000113)" ...

Julie Walker
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Filing Press Release---Business Wire

We currently have PR Newswire and have to save a word document that is then provided to investor relations. We've had close calls were a change on the PR Newswire version did not make it to the SEC version. Thankfully caught in time, but want to s...

Erika McWilliams
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Sections and pdf indexing

Hello, I have a question following up on this article. As noted, a pdf will generate multiple image files once edgarized. This article shows how to get the hyperlink to ONE image. What if my document was intended to be a whole exhibit? Is it ok to...

seriously? All Star Idea Generator Community Champion
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Using Certifications for electronic signatures for 10Q/10K

In 2020, the SEC revised the rules to permit use of electronic signatures for Edgar filings. Is anyone using the Certifications as the tool to obtain the electronic signature for SEC filings. 

Elizabeth Arguelles Rising Star Idea Generator
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Hyperlink a new HTM file as an exhibit Besvart

Hello, I have a HTM file created outside of WDesk that I need to include as an exhibit to a filing. I haven't been able to upload the file to a folder in WDesk, but I can upload it to the filing after I create it. However, by doing that I am unabl...

Jason White
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13F-HR Filing

I am working on filing my first Form 13F-HR. When I do my test filing, the below header doesn't show up on the second page for the information table. It shows up on the first page (cover) page. Workiva support said they thought it would show up on...

Pamela Tudor
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Return copy Besvart

Can you explain what the "Return Copy" means which is in the Edit contact information on the unfiled forms tab?  Thanks!

Marcia Mehringer Idea Generator
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The New Process for Proxy Statements: SEC Pros Share Their Tips

Written by Steve Soter. SEC filing pros may not get into the trenches in the proxy preparation process yet, but as the document grows in size and complexity, some general counsels are turning to SEC filing teams for tips on streamlining the compl...

Mike Davis Community Manager Amplify Attendee Community Champion Idea Generator Data Management Suite Workiva Essentials Train the Trainer
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Form 4 - Share prices ending in .00 are truncated Besvart

I'm sure there's a solution for this, but I can't seem to find it. If I enter a share price ending in .00, (e.g. $55.00), the number is truncated and displays simply as $55.  Is there anyway to fix to display to two decimal points?  Thanks.

VINCENT FONTANILLA
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SEC revises rules to permit use of electronic signatures for Edgar filings Besvart

Hi all - wondering if anyone is considering using Certifications in order to "sign" Edgar filings going forward? The rule requires the signatory to present a physical, logical, or digital credential that authenticates the signatory's individual id...

Leisanne Smeadala
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Amended 8-K

When filing an amended 8-K, is there anything special if you have to do besides setting the form type to 8-K/A when creating the package? It appears that the document itself is still classified as an 8-K?

John Beasley
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Guidance on 8-K Period End Date (Period of Report)

Hi everyone! Some of you may have seen that the SEC recently posted some guidance about the value to be tagged with XBRL and iXBRL in 8-K filings for the tag DocumentPeriodEndDate (aka Period of Report) This guidance clarifies what date should be ...

Mike Davis Community Manager Amplify Attendee Community Champion Idea Generator Data Management Suite Workiva Essentials Train the Trainer
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Filing - Notifications Fullført

Will NextGen's Filing process ever support a feature in the Notification email portion where an email list can be loaded from a previous filing?  I realize there are not "projects" anymore, but there are previous filings. We generally have a long ...

Bryce Maxwell
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Document File Dates and how they affect test filings Besvart

Hello, Can you please review how the document dates tagged in XBRL affect the test file process.  For instance, in an 8-K, the cover page is dated and tagged in XBRL.  If the date is a future date, we get an error message.  Any workaround? thank y...

Pat Raab
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Form S-8 - Multiple File Nos.

It's a pretty standard convention at this point to file one Form S-8 covering multiple registration statements. There doesn't seem to be any obvious way to add multiple File Numbers to an S-8 filing, however. Is there something I'm missing?

Frank Esposito
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Redacting Information in Exhibit Besvart

Anyone every had to redact information in an exhibit? If so how do you proceed?

Arlean Lee
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Best practice for rolling forward from Q3 10Q to 10-K and back to Q1 10Q

Our team is just implementing Workiva now and trying to determine the best way to house and link support for the footnotes. Prior to implementing Workiva, we had support in excel workbooks that produced numbers used in footnotes of the 10-Q. We we...

Anthony Miller Rock Star Idea Generator Community Champion
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