As we move into February, the filing deadlines for Form 10-K annual reports for calendar year-end companies are approaching quickly! And, as we do every year, we are all thinking about two key issues:
1. Are there any new issues that should be dealt with in this year’s 10-K, and
2. Are there any areas where I can make the 10-K better.
At the end of January Carol and George presented a One-Hour Briefing to help start the 10-K Tune-Up process. We are going to present a series of blog entries to explore some of those issues and dig a bit more deeply into some of them than we could in the One-Hour Briefing.
(In case you missed it the One-Hour Briefing is archived at:
These are the topics we addressed:
New and emerging Issues
Conflict minerals & Form SD disclosure
SAB 74 disclosures for the new Revenue Recognition standard
Disclosure effectiveness
Changes in key assumptions for defined benefit plans
Operations in highly-inflationary countries
ICFR and COSO
Optional IFRS
Frequent SEC Comment Areas:
Segments – a new approach?
Statement of Cash Flows
Critical accounting estimates
So, for this first follow-on, as review, check out our latest posts on:
Cybersecurity – seciblog.pli.edu/318
SAB 74 Disclosures for the new Rev Rec Standard- seciblog.pli.edu/171
These are two key areas to address in this year’s 10-K.
Later this week – Critical Accounting Estimates – The SEC’s Current Focus