On July 2, 2018, the SEC brought a settled cease-and-desist proceeding against The Dow Chemical Company for failing to disclose approximately $3 million in executive perquisites, including personal use of company aircraft, in its proxy statements over five years. The SEC concluded that Dow failed to adequately train key employees to ensure that the proper standard for perquisite disclosures was being applied and that Dow had inadequate processes and procedures to ensure proper reporting of perquisites.… More
Monthly Archives: July 2018
SEC Adopts New Inline XBRL Formatting Requirements for Certain Reports and Registration Statements
On June 28, 2018, the SEC adopted amendments to its eXtensible Business Reporting Language, or XBRL, rules to require operating companies to use Inline XBRL format for financial statement information included in periodic and current reports and certain registration statements. The amendments also eliminate the requirement that companies post their financial statements in XBRL format on their websites.
To submit financial statements in Inline XBRL format,… More