Periodic Reporting in a Continuous World: The Correlating Evolution of Technology and Financial Reporting

Authors

Daniel C. Rowe

Abstract

The evolution of technology has drastically altered what it means to be a reporting company in the eyes of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Technological development has also played a large role in the shifting trend from periodic reporting to continuous reporting, as is particularly apparent in the evolution of the Form 8-K. It is true that the increasingly technological world of continuous reporting does not come without disadvantages. This issue brief, however, argues that despite the increased risks and challenges of continuous reporting, its net effect on disclosure, and the investing community generally, is positive. With that benefit in mind, this paper further suggests four new amendments to the Form 8-K.

Citation

Daniel C. Rowe, Periodic Reporting in a Continuous World: The Correlating Evolution of Technology and Financial Reporting, 13 Duke Law & Technology Review 248-266 (2015)