Share your best practices, advice and how-to's for navigating the messy world of SEC, SEDAR, FERC, as well as XBRL and iXBRL!
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...
On December 2, 2021, the SEC issued amendments to finalize the interim rules on “Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Disclosure.” Included within this final rule is the requirement for SEC iXBRL filers to use the latest DEI 2021 Q4 taxonomy...
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.
Hi Community, I used Arelle Filing Index for our internal benchmarking analysis on extensions percentage and etc with other peer companies. It appears that Arelle stops pulling that information in July 2021. Any idea what is happening and if yo...
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...
In the SEC Viewer, amounts are displayed differently even though they are set at same accuracies and entered in and shown in same units. For example, amounts in the Debt note are shown as ones in the SEC Viewer while amounts in the Financial Instr...
Hi, I was reading with mixed messages about "IcfrAuditorAttestationFlag" tag for 2020 10K. I read the latest EFM and Edgar release 20.4, it stated that "IcfrAuditorAttestationFlag" should be included in the 10K cover page. As such, I believe th...
As annual filing season is approaching we wanted to share some tips for cover page tagging. New Tagging Requirement on Cover Page - “IcfrAuditorAttestationFlag” With the release of SEC Final Rule - Release No. 34-88365 issued by the Securities an...
Working in XBRL I have accidentally pasted a level 4 fact over an existing level 1 fact multiple times because I forgot to click "Create fact" first after selecting the link or table where I am pasting the level 4 fact. I am used to just clicking ...
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...
A few years ago, one of the TEC events, we were told never to customize axis and domain, as the whole hypercube will be not searchable. I was informed in recent xbrl trainings, that it's now fine to customize axis and domain. Want to check if it's...
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?
The ability to File with Workiva using a generated filing code is available for Workspace Owners. To generate a File with Workiva code, navigate to Workspace Settings, then the Filing tab, and choose File with Workiva. From here you can then click...
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 ...
I have recently switched to Next Gen and have been able to get rid of nearly all of my phantom tags and hidden fact warnings. I am left with one hidden fact warning that I was hoping for some advice as to how I can get it tagged in the document vs...
Has anyone else had to tag COVID-19 response disclosures? Specifically, a one-time bonus offered to all employees with a base salary less than or equal to a certain amount? I have been Googling for companies that offered something similar and then...
Is it possible to combine exhibits and the 10Q into one document in Next Gen? If so, please provide instructions on how to combine.
Hello Mike and Workiva Community, Please refer to the slides below from the 2020 US GAAP Taxonomy Update webinar. According to the example, does this mean that the only way to correctly tag the cumulative effect for the adoption of an ASU during ...
What happened to the XBRL Outline Subsection Attributes box that we could access when right-clicking on a section in the XBRL outline? When we transitioned our 10Q to Next Gen, there were some items from the Cash Flow footnote that were being pul...
Hi Community, We will be filing our Q2 10Q with the 2020 Taxonomy. If we file an 8K before the 10Q, does the 8K need to be in 2020 Taxonomy?
What is the best practice for removing XBRL when moving a section in the document and subsequently deleting the section from the old location without creating disconnected tags or losing the existing tagging?
Is there a glossary of some sort to define what the label roles mean and how they differ from each other? Sometimes i find that I use Terse and Verbose when I want the numbers to remain positive, but I don't know what the difference is. There's ot...
Hello, What is the most efficient approach to roll forward XBRL tagging from third quarter to year-end reporting? Is it best to have a Masterfile (spreadsheet and document with both 10-K and 10-Q) and to put the annual sections in non-printing sec...
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...
Hello, I have a question regarding XBRL errors. Can you briefly explain what is critical to the filing, and what poses no and or minor problems.
There were several Workiva incident reports about users having difficulty filing with the SEC using the New Generation Platform. Have there been updates on why this is occurring and if it will continue in the future?
The SEC has announced an additional 45-day extension on filings through July 1, here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-73. Though this so far not being well used, there has been some questions about it. In general, you should reach out ...
Does anyone combine derivatives and fair value footnotes? Most peer companies I've researched separate the two - separate is how we currently present it as well. Curious to see a combined footnote.
When test filing, I received the following error message..."Error: [EFM.5.02.05.graphicFileContent] InlineXBRL references a graphics file which doesn't have expected content. What is the best way to resolve this error message? Are you no longer ab...
Hi All, I have successfully tagged my 10-Q cover with the title of 12(b) security for our par value per share. However, I am also using that par value number within the footnotes and the cover page view in the SEC viewer is picking up all instan...
