What is Grant Thornton’s role in XBRL?
Grant Thornton LLP has dedicated significant funding and people to the development of XBRL, including a commitment of $1 million to XBRL US, Inc. to support the successful adoption of XBRL. Mike Starr, Chief Operating Officer of Grant Thornton International, is a member of the XBRL-US Board of directors. A former Grant Thornton LLP director, Dan Roberts, was a two-term Chair of the XBRL-US Steering Committee. In addition, Mike Krzus, a National Professional Standards Group partner at Grant Thornton LLP, served one year as Chairman of the AICPA’s XBRL Assurance Task Force. Sean Denham, also a National Professional Standards Group partner with Grant Thornton LLP, is the firm’s current representative on the task force. The task force is charged with providing thought leadership from the accounting profession, academia and industry to the PCAOB as they consider the development of assurance and attest standards. Grant Thornton is dedicated to improving the quality, transparency and relevanc
