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  • Why XBRL is good, mandate or no

    Like any government mandate, the SEC's requirement to use XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) in public companies' financial reports cannot be ignored. However, along with the government stick comes a number of beneficial carrots.

    By Ephraim Schwartz | 27 November, 2008 08:24

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  • The XBRL mandate is here: Is IT ready?

    Given all the pressures IT is under, another compliance initiative may seem to be one too many. There is such a mandate: to submit financial reports using XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) tags. How much will the XBRL mandate add to IT's burden? At first, the burden will be small, but it will increase over time -- as will the opportunity to use XBRL for better internal operations, not just for reporting compliance.

    By Ephraim Schwartz | 27 November, 2008 08:24

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