Tag Archives | XBRL

Get Ready to Catch the XBRL Wave!

Kris Brands, Assistant Professor of Accounting in the College for Professional Studies at Regis University, contributes to Strategic Finance. This is an excerpt of Kris’s post, by permission of Strategic Finance. XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) reporting gained momentum in the United States during 2011 as the final wave of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) 2009 XBRL Reporting [...]

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U.S. Federal Government XBRL Reporting Update

Kris Brands, Assistant Professor of Accounting in the College for Professional Studies at Regis University, contributes to Strategic Finance. This is an excerpt of Kris’s post, by permission of Strategic Finance. During 2011, the U.S. federal government made significant progress toward expanding the use of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) reporting by U.S. federal agencies. While the Securities & Exchange [...]

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NEW: Financial Applications for XBRL and Interactive Data Course

Regis University’s College for Professional Studies, School of Management is pleased to announce a weekend intensive course that allows you to earn 3 graduate credit hours toward the MBA or MS in Accounting. Special CPS School of Management Weekend Intensive Spring 8W1 2012: MSAA621/MBAA621/MSIA692 Financial Applications for XBRL and Interactive Data. Special students (undergraduate) and alumni are also [...]

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Integrating XBRL Analysis and Tagging Software

Kris Brands, Assistant Professor of Accounting in the College for Professional Studies at Regis University, was invited by Rivet Software to be a guest blogger, discussing Rivet’s participation at the American Accounting Association’s Annual Meeting. This is an excerpt of Kris’s post, by permission of Rivet Software. The American Accounting Association (AAA) held its annual [...]

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Peer Review: An Internal Control for the XBRL SEC Tagging Mandate

In 2009, the U.S .Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a mandate requiring that U.S. public companies submit their 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K filings using eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). The final of the three phases of this mandate became effective for smaller filers with year-ends after June 15, 2011—approximately 5,000 companies. Now all U.S. [...]

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Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending via XBRL

Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending via XBRL

[By Kristine Brands, Regis University Lead Accounting Faculty] Patrick Quinlan, a Regis University MBA graduate and President of Rivet Software, testified at the hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, entitled “Achieving Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending.” Rep. Darrell Issa, R-CA, who chairs this committee, had introduced the Digital Accountability and [...]

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Taking the Global Accounting Field Into the Future – Kris Brands, Regis Faculty

Accounting has reached far beyond the image of calculators and balance sheets. As the world seems to shrink due to the increase in global trading of goods and services, technology processes and languages have been developed and deployed. And Kris Brands, assistant professor at Regis University CPS and world traveler, has been at the forefront [...]

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Accountants: Your Career Prospects Are Bright, If…

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) accounting job outlook, “Employment of accountants and auditors is expected to grow by 22 percent between 2008 and 2018.” Whether you’re entering the accounting field or have been a practicing accountant for years, this is good news for you. So how do you add icing [...]

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