SEC Comment Letter Considerations, Including Industry Insights (November 2020)
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This publication
contains extracts of frequently issued SEC staff comments,
analysis of those extracts, and links to resources that are
relevant to SEC filers. Other features include (1) an update
on the SEC’s priorities; (2) a summary of comment letter
trends related to the top 10 topics of frequent comment in
the 12-month period ended July 31, 2020; and (3) topics of
focus related to disclosures associated with financial
statement accounting, SEC reporting, initial public
offerings, foreign private issuers, and industry-specific
matters. Appendix F of the Roadmap summarizes the changes
made in the 2020 edition.
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