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SEC guidance on “catching up” delinquent filers
August 26, 2015
Every so often a public company finds itself unable to file periodic reports for a protracted time. For example, a company may upgrade auditors and the new firm may advise of the need to re-audit prior years, which can take significant time. Until there is a reliable starting point for financial statements, new filings are in limbo. As time marches on, the older missed filings have less and less signficance to investors but would still entail the same amount of effort and expense to complete as any periodic report.
Over the years the SEC Corp Fin staff has developed ways of simplifying how a delinquent company may “catch up” in its filings. With a few calls to Corp Fin and the Office of the Chief Accountant, the staff would generally permit companies just to file the most recent Form 10-K and any subsequent Forms 10-Q. This approach facilitates getting to investors the most relevant, recent information. There remains some theoretical liability, as discussed below, but sometimes that is bearable for a company.
