（2007）In control of XBRL（KPMG）.pdfVIP

In control of XBRL  In control of XBRL Controlled anticipation of information standard ADVISORY In control of XBRL  Table of Contents Introduction 2 What is XBRL? 3 Interview: Robert van der Jagt and André Boekhoudt, KPMG Meijburg 8 XBRL’s areas of application 10 Interview: Coen Voormeulen and Ron Baremans, De Nederlandsche Bank 4 XBRL’s risks 17 Interview: Dick van Tongeren and Egon Gerards, Statistics Netherlands 20 Controlling risks 24 Interview: Michael Ohata, Microsoft 25 Interview: Jan Pasmooij, Royal NIVRA 29 KPMG’s vision 30 2 In control of XBRL Introduction XBRL – or eXtensible Business Reporting Language – is an important standard for exchanging business information. Companies, government bodies, supervisory agencies and accountants all over the world have to deal with it. The benefits are clear: XBRL contributes to easier, faster and lower-cost information exchange. Clearly this is an attractive property in a world in which