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Voluntary disclosure is the provision of information by a company's management beyond requirements such as generally accepted accounting principles and Securities and Exchange Commission rules, where the information is believed to be relevant to the decision-making of users of the company's annual reports.
Voluntary disclosure agreement. In the United States, a voluntary disclosure agreement (VDA), is a program whereby taxpayers can receive certain benefits from proactively disclosing prior period tax liabilities in accordance with a binding agreement. [1] Most states offer Voluntary Disclosure Agreements to encourage companies to comply with a ...
Example of informed consent document from the PARAMOUNT trial. Informed consent is a principle in medical ethics, medical law and media studies, that a patient must have sufficient information and understanding before making decisions about their medical care. Pertinent information may include risks and benefits of treatments, alternative ...
Informed consent means that you made a voluntary and educated decision. It also means that your healthcare provider has fully explained the medical procedure, including its risks and benefits.
Sustainability reporting. Sustainability reporting refers to the disclosure, whether voluntary, solicited, or required, of non-financial performance information to outsiders of the organization. [1] Sustainability reporting deals with qualitative and quantitative information concerning environmental, social, economic and governance issues.
Corporate law. Due diligence is the investigation or exercise of care that a reasonable business or person is normally expected to take before entering into an agreement or contract with another party or an act with a certain standard of care . Due diligence can be a legal obligation, but the term more commonly applies to voluntary investigations.
The Stored Communications Act ( SCA, codified at 18 U.S.C. Chapter 121 §§ 2701–2713) [1] is a law that addresses voluntary and compelled disclosure of "stored wire and electronic communications and transactional records" held by third-party Internet service providers (ISPs). It was enacted as Title II of the Electronic Communications ...
Corporate transparency. Corporate transparency describes the extent to which a corporation's actions are observable by outsiders. This is a consequence of regulation, local norms, and the set of information, privacy, and business policies concerning corporate decision-making and operations openness to employees, stakeholders, shareholders and ...