iBR Vol 02 Issue 01 February 2012

Microsoft’s Bob Laux discusses the efforts to build an internal integrated report and shares his goals for more communicative reporting.

Arleen Thomas of the AICPA shares her perspective on how CPAs hav e adapted their role with the advent of XBRL and discusses the AICPA’s efforts at training CPAs in XBRL tagging.

Regulation

Mike Starr of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) discusses the expiration of the limited liability provision, the benefits of XBRL data to investors and regulators and his hopes for greater XBRL acceptance.

Inside Story

Corefiling’s Paul Warren discusses taking the easy way round the obstacles to XBRL adoption.

Focus On Asia

Dr. Pankaj Srivastava , MCA, discusses the MCA Validation Tool, updates to the taxonomy and how XBRL is improving business reporting in India.


Manoj Daga, BDO , shares his experiences working with XBRL for Indian reporting and suggests its implications for reporting regimes in the region.