XBRL is a language for the electronic communication of business and financial data. It provides major benefits in the preparation, analysis and communication of business information. It offers cost savings, greater efficiency and improved accuracy and reliability to all those involved in supplying or using financial data. XBRL is being developed by XBRL International, a non-profit consortium of approximately 450 major companies, organizations and government agencies. It is an open standard, free of licence fees.

 

 

AICPA Offers XBRL Seminar in NY (07/01/08)

 

New IFRS XBRL Taxonomy Released (06/27/08)

 

'XBRL in Plain English' on YouTube (05/23/08)

 

Big Companies to File Interactive SEC Data by 2009 (05/15/08)

 

XBRL Europe Organization Formed (05/07/08) 

 

XBRL International to Hold SEC Foreign Filer Workshop (04/14/08)

 

IFRS XBRL Taxonomy Released for Comment (04/03/08)

 

TryXBRL.org Launched (03/28/08)

 

XBRL Forms Best Practices Board (03/18/08)

 

 

SEC Looking at Data Tagging, Updating Oil and Gas  (01/24/08)

 

SEC Advisory Panel Recommends Wholesale Changes in U.S. Accounting (01/14/08)

 

Software Converts Data to XBRL for SEC Filings (10/05/07)

 

SEC May Require Reports to Be Filed in More Easily Searched Interactive Code (09/26/07)

 

SEC Announces GAAP Interactive Data Tags (09/26/07)

 

XBRL Gaining Ground (09/21/07)

 

Event: XBRL Int'l Global Conference (09/17/07)

 

Mutual Funds Begin Providing Risk-Return Info Using XBRL (08/23/07)

 

SEC Expands Interactive Data Voluntary Program to Include Mutual Fund Information (07/16/07)

 

XBRL International Appoints CEO; France Becomes Jurisdiction (06/05/07)

 

XBRL Conference in Munich, June 4-6 (05/04/07)

 

CFOs: Poor XBRL Info From Accounting Industry (04/24/07)

 

New XBRL Leader Named (04/23/07)

 

SEC Chairman: XBRL Won't Require Audit (03/21/07)