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What is ESEF Reporting?

ESEF stands for European Single Electronic Format. It is a new reporting format for public companies in the European Union that requires them to publish their annual financial reports in a single, electronic format. ESEF is designed to improve the transparency and comparability of financial reporting across the EU.

ESEF applies to all public companies in the EU and UK that are listed on a regulated market. Consolidated IFRS accounts must be tagged using the ESEF taxonomy, but non-consolidated reports only need to be submitted in XHTML format without tagging.

ESEF iXBRL reports must be prepared in XHTML format, with IFRS consolidated financial statements tagged using XBRL. The XBRL tags must be embedded in the XHTML document using Inline XBRL technology.

The ESEF Reporting Requirements affect all issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on regulated markets within the European Union (EU), as well as all issuers who are required to prepare consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), unless they are small and micro enterprises (SMEs) and their securities are not admitted to trading on a regulated market.

The ESEF regulation focuses on publishing annual financial reports, with compliance extending beyond converting audited data into electronic format. The ESEF-RefE emphasizes third-party verification of accuracy. Although the EU Commission handles the audit, auditors and supervisory boards play a crucial role in confirming tag accuracy. At DataTracks, we assist auditors for precise ESEF reporting, enhancing overall financial disclosure quality.