This week, XBRL International moved the Open Information Model (OIM) from concept towards implementation with the publication of XBRL Taxonomy Model Requirements 1.0, a first, structured statement of what an OIM-based taxonomy model must deliver.
Tom Wacha, Director of XBRL Product Management at Workiva and a member of XBRL International’s Best Practices Board, has contributed a guest blog emphasising the importance of secure and robust test environments in XBRL reporting.
This week XBRL US published a compelling white paper that makes a strong case for digitising climate-related data using a common semantic data model.
Across 2025, a steady stream of implementation stories showed XBRL gaining ground as regulators and governments push for more reliable, machine-readable reporting. From Europe to South Asia, the year’s updates point to a clear direction of travel: digital-by-default filing, stronger validation, and wider coverage across sectors.
XBRL International’s Best Practices Board has published new draft guidance on using xBRL-CSV Table Constraints to improve validation efficiency for large, granular datasets. This approach embeds simple validation rules directly into the xBRL-CSV metadata, enabling early error detection as data is initially processed.
In 2025, artificial intelligence became a key topic in financial reporting – but if we want trustworthy results, we need trustworthy inputs. A run of commentary and explainers made the case that structured digital reporting is not an “extra” for AI; it’s the enabling infrastructure.
At the AICPA’s annual conference in Washington on 8 December, Kurt Hohl, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Chief Accountant, laid out an ambitious vision for the future of audit oversight and standard setting.
Catch up online. If you couldn’t join us live for Data Amplified Virtual, you can still catch the full replay online until 31 January 2026.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has announced the release of the 2026 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy (GRT), the SEC Reporting Taxonomy (SRT), the GAAP Employee Benefit Plan Taxonomy (EBPT), the DQC Rules Taxonomy (DQCRT), and the GAAP Meta Model Relationships Taxonomy (MMT).
What does a modern, robust, and efficient XBRL data collection platform look like? The Best Practices Board at XBRL International has just released new draft guidance that answers exactly that. From first submission to final analysis, it lays out the essential features, workflows and design considerations needed to build secure, scalable and high-quality reporting systems.
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