The Securities and Exchange Commission SEC has adopted final rules governing the use of non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP financial measures. The paper highlights significant distinctions between the proposed and the final adopted rules. The material terms of the final rules are also summarized.
In this article the topics which are discussed related to Section 401a of the Sarbanes-OxleyAct are: earnings releases on Form 8-K, use of non-GAAP financial measures, regulation G, amendments to item 10. The new rules add a new Item 12 to Form 8-K requiring issuers to "furnish" to the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission SEC proposed the Rules implementing provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The proposed Rule requires companies to reconcile Non-Generally Accepting Accounting Principles GAAP financial information, file the earnings announcement, and disclose the balance sheets. The Rule also prohibits the directors and officers from trading during pension...