On December 4, 2017, the SEC’s Chief Accountant, Wesley Bricker spoke at the 2017 AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments. Highlights of Mr. Bricker’s comments include the following:
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On November 14, 2017, SEC Chief Accountant Wesley R. Bricker gave remarks before the Financial Executives International 36th Annual Current Financial Reporting Issues Conference: Effective Financial Reporting in a Period of...more
On October 16, 2017, Clermont Partners released a survey on the reliance of active investors on non-GAAP versus GAAP reporting, intangible assets and non-financial metrics. Unlike passive investors who invest in index funds,...more
Treasury Report, Part II: Regulation of the Capital Markets -
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury Department” or “Treasury”) issued its second report (of four reports), titled “A Financial System that Creates...more
On August 22, 2017, Stephen Deane, CFA, Investor Engagement Advisor, Office of the Investor Advocate, gave a speech addressing two proposed updates issued by FASB in 2015 (one that would apply to GAAP and the other that would...more
On March 1, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) proposed the use of the Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format for the submission of operating company financial statement...more
On May 5, 2016, SEC Deputy Chief Accountant Wesley Bricker and the SEC Division of Corporation Finance’s Chief Accountant Mark Kronforst spoke at the 2016 Baruch College Financial Reporting Conference. Deputy Chief Accountant...more
In recent speeches, SEC Chair Mary Jo White and Chief Accountant James Schnurr have addressed the SEC’s growing concern regarding the use of non-GAAP measures in financial reporting. The SEC initially adopted Regulation G in...more