Webinar Announcement: Mastering Detail Footnote Tagging – Firsthand Accounts from the Trenches

May 4th, 2012 by Rivet Software

Getting detail footnote tagging right requires experience… and a lot of it. With over 2,000 detail footnote filings prepared and submitted to date, the Rivet team has learned a thing or two along the way. Join us for a fun, interactive session and learn how to avoid detail footnote tagging’s common pitfalls and get up-to-date with the latest best practices to ensure your team makes a smooth transition.

Hear firsthand from the Rivet XBRL Jedis how to:

  • ensure your detail footnote filing is valid prior to submission
  • understand some of the complexity that is associated with detail footnote tagging
  • comply with the latest SEC guidance and best practices
  • properly model the US GAAP taxonomy
  • know which tags are appropriate for your company’s filing, based on your industry’s standards

This webinar will consist of 30 minutes of interactive panel discussion, followed by 15 minutes of open Q&A.

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Rivet University Teaches Financial Reporting Professionals How to Fish

March 24th, 2011 by Christy Rohrs, CPA - Director of Education Services

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.  [Chinese Proverb]

It is with great enthusiasm that we recently announced the launch of Rivet Software’s web-based, on-demand education center, Rivet University (Rivet U).  Some people are surprised to hear Rivet is investing so much time and money in training our clients to be more independent.  After all, a big part of our business is currently based on companies outsourcing all of their XBRL reporting needs to us. 

Being a full-service provider for XBRL was the right way to approach the market, but it has never been Rivet’s end game. Complying with the SEC mandate for XBRL is the tip of the iceberg. Our mission has always been to give companies better financial reporting tools, for both internal and external purposes. XBRL is simply a tool.  It’s also a great place to start in streamlining and transforming financial reporting workflows to create efficiencies and better quality controls.

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