BDO: Boards Increasing Financial Disclosures in 2020

Public companies’ board members are focusing more this year on the communication and transparency of financial reporting and disclosures, the new 2020 Board Pulse Survey from BDO reports. Of the 280 public company board members surveyed, 73 percent say they have increased disclosures around new and emerging risks to their […]

Audit Committee Disclosures Expanding in 2020

Audit committees are disclosing more information about their auditors and audits in shareholder reports this year, according to an annual analysis from the EY Center for Board Matters. Ernst & Young found a dramatic increase in disclosures in most categories over the last eight years, Accounting Today reports. Audit committees […]

SEC to Modify and Modernize Disclosure Requirements

The Securities and Exchange Commission is revising corporate disclosure requirements for the first time in more than 30 years. The Commission voted last week to adopt amendments that will modernize the description of business, legal proceedings, and risk factor disclosures that registrants are required to make pursuant to Regulation S-K. […]

SEC Urges Transparency in Upcoming Earnings and Disclosures

Securities and Exchange Commission officials issued a unprecedented statement this week urging companies to be forthright and open in their earnings reports, calls with investors, and other disclosures during this time of economic upheaval. The statement underscores the unusual times companies are facing and the disruption the Coronavirus Crisis has […]

SEC Proposes Broad Overhaul of Financial Disclosures

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments to securities regulations that, if passed, would change the requirements for disclosing financial information. It says the changes would modernize, simplify, and enhance some financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K. The proposed changes would also require some new disclosures. In a statement, […]

SEC Hits Fiat Chrysler with $40 Million Charge for Misleading Disclosures

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Michigan-based automaker FCA US and its parent company, Fiat Chrysler, for misleading investors about the number of new vehicles sold each month to customers in the United States. FCA US and Fiat Chrysler have agreed to pay $40 million to settle the charges. […]

Companies Adding New Controls Ahead of ‘Critical Matters’ Disclosure

A new report finds that companies are making changes to financial disclosures, conducting audit “dry runs,” and even improving and adding new controls ahead of a new regulation that will require audit firms to disclose financial reporting issues that cause concern for auditors, known as “critical audit matters” or CAMs. […]

SEC to Expand Disclosure Exemptions for Smaller Companies

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted last week to expand the definition for companies to qualify for the “smaller reporting company” (SRC) status, thereby increasing the number of companies that don’t need to meet the stiffer disclosure rules required of larger companies. The new smaller reporting company definition enables a […]

SEC Scrutinizing Non-GAAP Disclosure Controls

As part of its current focus on non-GAAP measures, the SEC has questioned whether companies and audit committees have implemented appropriate controls regarding the disclosure of such measures. In response, Deloitte recently issued a report discussing the types of controls that could be established and provides high-level examples of control […]