Accuracy essential to success of XBRL financial filing program
Monday, June 8, 2009 - 06:42
in Mathematics & Economics
The largest 500 companies regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are poised to submit quarterly financial reports that, for the first time, will be tagged using XBRL code -- which will allow computers to "read" their content and make it easier for people to find and analyze financial data contained in the reports.