Category: EDGAR codes

Section 16 Filings Now Required for Foreign Private Issuers
Beginning March 18, 2026, directors and officers of foreign private issuers will face a reporting obligation that many have never dealt with before. A change in U.S. securities law now brings these insiders squarely into the Section 16(a) reporting regime, a framework that has historically applied only to domestic public companies. The shift is the […]
| 01/20/2026

What Is an EDGAR Filing?
You must ensure your company remains in compliance with SEC filing services and regulations. That begins with a strong understanding of what is EDGAR filing. The EDGAR system, short for Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval, is a centralized platform developed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR to manage and store corporate filings. […]
| 08/26/2022

What Are EDGAR Filing Codes?
If you are required to file documents with the SEC, you will need to do so through the SEC’s EDGAR system. To submit your forms, you must also have your SEC EDGAR filing codes. These are codes that you use to submit forms by your EDGAR filing agent and access specific online tools and websites through the […]
| 08/26/2022

What is an EDGAR Filing Agent?
If you have SEC reports that you need to submit, you need to make sure you get them in on time and in the right format. That is exactly where an EDGAR agent can help you. EDGAR, the SEC’s filing database, stands for the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, handles document submissions from a variety […]
| 04/13/2022

2 Things to Know About EDGAR Passphrase Updates
On March 13 2017, the SEC changed the method for updating EDGAR passphrases on its Filer Management website by implementing a dual stage authentication process for SEC filers who request their passphrase to be reset. This is a security update to the original requirements, which was implemented in 2004, as a safety measure to protect […]
| 03/16/2017