SEC ACCEPTS 2017 GAAP FINANCIAL REPORTING TAXONOMY


Norwalk, CT, March 9, 2017—The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accepted the 2017 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy.

The FASB staff is responsible for the ongoing development and maintenance of the GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy, which is applicable to public issuers registered with the SEC. Each year, the Taxonomy is updated to reflect new Accounting Standards Updates and other related improvements and enhancements.

The GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy is a list of computer-readable tags in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) format that allows companies to tag precisely the thousands of pieces of financial data that are included in typical long-form financial statements and related footnote disclosures. The tags allow computers to automatically search for, assemble, and process data so it can be readily accessed and analyzed by investors, analysts, regulators, and others.

The taxonomy as accepted by the SEC has been modified from the release made available on December 15, 2016 for two documentation label changes. Refer to the 2017 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy Release Notes for details of the changes.

Questions about using the Taxonomy for creating and submitting XBRL-tagged interactive data files in compliance with SEC rules should be directed to the Commission. The SEC contact details and guidance are available at the SEC's portal on XBRL.

Those interested in learning more about the 2017 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy are invited to participate in a live CPE webcast entitled IN FOCUS: 2017 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy Improvements and SEC Update. Offered free of charge, the webcast takes place on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, from 1:00 to 2:15 p.m. EST. Participants in the live broadcast will be eligible for up to 1.5 hours of CPE credit. (Please note that CPE credit is not available for group viewing of the live broadcast.) To register or to learn more about the webcast, log on to www.fasb.org.

In connection with the 2017 Taxonomy Release, the Taxonomy staff has issued several final 2017 XBRL Taxonomy Implementation Guides, which can be found on the XBRL Taxonomy Implementation Guide Page.

In addition to the PDF version of these guides, inline format guides are in process and will be posted to the FASB website when they become available. For more information, visit the Taxonomy (XBRL) page.