SEC Refreshes EDGAR Manual for Corporate Filers
Published Date: 4/18/2025
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Summary
The SEC is updating its EDGAR Filer Manual to make filing easier and more secure for companies that submit financial reports. These changes include new rules and tech upgrades that start rolling out by September 27, 2024. If you file with EDGAR, expect smoother access and some new steps, but no big costs.
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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
EDGAR Manual Update — Version 74
If you file reports on EDGAR, the SEC has adopted Version 74 of Volume II of the EDGAR Filer Manual, which incorporates Release 25.1 changes and the Commission's September 27, 2024 EDGAR Next account-management rulemaking. Expect smoother access, some new filing steps and technical upgrades, with the changes starting to roll out by September 27, 2024; the rule says filers should not expect big costs.
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