SEC Updates EDGAR Manual for Smoother Corporate Filings
Published Date: 4/16/2026
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Summary
The SEC just updated the EDGAR Filer Manual, which is the guide companies use to file important financial documents online. These changes, effective April 16, 2026, include new rules and tools that make filing smoother and fix some fee and form details. If you’re a company or lawyer filing with the SEC, get ready for these updates—no extra costs, just better filing!
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Filings May Be Suspended For Fee Errors
Starting March 16, 2026, EDGAR generally will suspend filings (instead of issuing warnings) for incorrect or incomplete structured filing fee information; warnings will continue in some cases. Also, the ACH per-transaction limit for filing fees changed from $99,999,999.99 to $24,999,999.99, and filers needing to exceed that limit may make multiple transactions.
Foreign Directors Now Subject to Section 16 Filings
Beginning March 18, 2026, each director or officer of a foreign private issuer with securities registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) must file reports under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, under the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (enacted December 18, 2025). Starting March 18, 2026, Forms 3, 4, and 5 include a Country field and a Foreign Trading Symbol field.
EDGAR Access Codes Discontinued
EDGAR access codes like passwords and passphrases were discontinued on December 19, 2025. Filers must use individual account credentials and individual permissions maintained in the EDGAR Filer Management dashboard, reflected in Volume I Version 43 (effective March 16, 2026).
Cover Letter Required for Existing Account Access
If you apply for access to an existing EDGAR account, a cover letter is required for all applicants. Additional supporting documents (like official registry documents) are required only if you claim you assumed legal control of the filer but did not receive EDGAR access information.
Schedules 13D/13G Can List Up To 20 CUSIPs
As of March 16, 2026, Schedules 13D and 13G and related submission types were updated to allow up to 20 CUSIP numbers, and at least one CUSIP entry is required.
Inline XBRL Guidance Moved to XBRL Guide
Information on submitting Inline XBRL was removed from Chapter 5.2.5 and moved into the EDGAR XBRL Guide, which Chapter 5.2.5 now references. The EDGAR XBRL Guide contains additional guidance for Inline XBRL submissions.
Notarization No Longer Required for Form X-17A-5
Effective March 24, 2025, Form X-17A-5 Part III no longer requires the oath or affirmation to be notarized. The notarization checkbox was removed from the EDGAR submission template and is not required in filer-constructed submissions.
Form 13H Item 6 Entry Reordering Allowed
On October 3, 2025, the EDGAR submission template for Form 13H was updated to allow filers to reorder entries in Item 6 (broker-dealer list), including adding or deleting entries in the middle of the list per filer preference; XML technical specifications were not changed.
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