On May 17, 2016, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released new and updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) on the use of non-GAAP financial measures (“NGFMs”).  The release of the C&DIs follows a series of recent speeches by SEC Chair Mary Jo White, Chief Accountant James Schnurr and other staff that expressed concerns over prevalent and liberal use of NGFMs.  The C&DIs signal a tightening of the SEC’s policy toward NGFMs and renewed SEC focus on their use.

One new C&DI deserves special attention.

Among the new and updated C&DIs, Question 100.04 … Read more