The quality of XBRL-based public company financial reports to the SEC as measured using a set of about 22 fundamental accounting concept relations continues to improve. Several software vendors/filing agents are closing in on 100% consistency with these basic expected accounting relationships.
About 84% of all public company financial filings are consistent with what is expected for these fundamental accounting concept relations.
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Breakdown by software vendor/filing agent:
Breakdown by individual test:
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Comparison of Current Results with 2015 and 2014 End of Year Results:
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Previous fundamental accounting concept relations consistency results reported: March 31, 2016; February 29, 2016; January 31, 2016; December 31, 3015; November 30, 2015; October 31, 2015; September 30, 2015; August 31, 2015; July 31, 2015; June 30, 2015; May 29, 2015; April 1, 2015; November 29, 2014.