XBRL Repeal for Small Companies Fails
This week the House of Representatives looked for a two-thirds majority vote to push through a proposal to exempt companies with revenues below $250 million from the XBRL filing requirement. The measure fell short, gaining just 276 votes out of the needed 281. More inside.
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