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Current report

Public reporting companies in the United States besides regular quarterly reports (10-Q) and annual report (10-K) must report certain current events on the form 8-K and file it with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursuant to Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Form 8-K provides shareholders and investors with current information enabling them to make informed decision. Certain unscheduled material corporate events happen between filing for quarterly and annual reports that need to be reported to the shareholders. Event is material when it could affect reasonable shareholder's investment decision for example bankruptcy, restructuring of the company or acquisition. SEC has outlined nine sections with subsections for different type of events: Registrants business and operations, Financial information, Securities and trading markets, Matters related to accountants and financial statement, Corporate governance management, Asset-backed securities, Regulation FD, Ot...

Quarterly report

Quarterly report is set of financial statements issued by a company at the end of fiscal quarter on a SEC form 10Q. It is a report of company performance during the specified period which helps investors to feel pulse of the company by getting insights into business performance and growth rate and provides them with future outlook. Federal Securities law require from public companies to to provide certain information. Form 10Q has two parts that have to disclose relevant information regarding the company's financial position. First part contains unaudited financial  statement (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement) for the quarter and year-to-date and results from previous year for comparison. It also includes management discussion and analysis of the company's financial condition, disclosure about risk factors that may affect the value of the company, internal controls. Second part contains all other pertinent information, including legal proceedings, u...