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Choosing the right solution for your ESMA-ESEF iXBRL Reporting

The European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) mandate requires that all Annual Financial Reports (AFRs) for financial years that start on or after January 1, 2020 be prepared in inline XBRL (“iXBRL”) format.  Even though we won’t see the first AFRs filed in iXBRL until 2021, now is the time to prepare for the transition from PDF format to iXBRL format. esma esef ixbrl

Compliance teams should determine how the mandate will affect them, and examine their current reporting processes to understand what adjustments may need to be made.  Most importantly, because iXBRL format is more complex than PDF format, companies should seek out and establish a relationship with a trusted software partner.

For more details: 

https://iriscarbon.com/eu/choosing-the-right-solution-for-your-esma-esef-ixbrl-reporting/

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What Is Inline XBRL (IXBRL) And What Benefits Does It Provide?

The eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is being leveraged world-over by regulators and filers for reporting business and financial information. XBRLization’ of financial data today is used by over 100 regulators in more than 60 countries.

However, XBRLcan be interpreted only by machines. An XBRL instance document is composed of XML files that require a rendering engine or an XBRL instance viewer to interpret and present the data in a human-readable format. 

For more details: 

https://iriscarbon.com/eu/inline-xbrl-ixbrl-what-it-means-and-what-benefits-does-it-provide/

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The ESMA ESEF iXBRL Mandate

With an aim to move to digital financial reporting, the European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) has announced that all public issuers in the Europe Union need to file their Annual Financial Reports (AFR) in a digital format named Inline XBRL (iXBRL) as per the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) directive. These filings will replace the PDF submissions to the national regulator altogether.

The ESMA mandate will apply for consolidated financial statements for financial year beginning on or after 1 January 2020. Companies following IFRS reporting standards have a tagging obligation and are required to map their AFR with the ESEF taxonomy released by ESMA. The rest of the issuers following country specific GAAP need to submit an XHTML file instead of a PDF file.

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Who needs to comply with the ESEF iXBRL mandate?

All public listed companies in the EU who have securities or bonds listed on capital markets and who prepare financials using IFRS have to comply with the ESEF iXBRL mandate. Issuers are required to prepare their AFR based on IFRS standards in iXBRL format.

How is iXBRL different from XBRL?

XBRL and iXBRL are two different reporting formats. XBRL is an XML based format, and is only machine readable. iXBRL or inline XBRL, is an xHTML based format, and is both machine and human readable. Read more about the difference between XBRL and iXBRL here.

What is the relation between iXBRL and xHTML?

While iXBRL and xHTML are used interchangeably by many people in the context of ESMA ESEF reporting, they are not the same. A document in an xHTML format becomes an XBRL file if it has iXBRL tags embedded in the document. It should be noted that not all xHTML files are iXBRL.

What happens to a public company following local GAAP?

If you are a public listed company in the EU and you publish your standalone results in local GAAP, your AFR needs to be submitted in xHTML format, but the XBRL tagging requirements do not apply to you.

What is the scope of iXBRL tagging?

Issuers are required to submit their full AFR in iXBRL format with the tagging obligation covering the following: