AICPA merges staff support of XBRL, enhanced business reporting to facilitate improving business information.

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A strategic merger of the AICPA's support of two principal initiatives for the profession--Enhanced Business Reporting and XBRL--was announced last month. Both Enhanced Business Reporting and XBRL have as their fundamental goals improved quality and transparency of business information used for decision making. Enhanced Business Reporting concerns the content of what is being reported, while XBRL deals with the format in which information is reported.

AICPA activities related to both initiatives are now being managed under the Business Reporting, Assurance and Advisory Services team to maximize synergies between the two efforts. That team's executive committee also will help contribute to the success of these initiatives by...