But is it really, when the "ethics bill" just vetoed by Governor Cuomo would have put some financial disclosure filings beyond the reach of a grand jury subpoena?

Later this year, the commission plans to adopt the new clear-language rules for all disclosure filings.

That means companies prepare one share-offering prospectus or takeover offer or continuous disclosure filing, not two.

Campaign law requires candidates to report changes in their incomes or other information in their financial disclosure filings within 30 days.

In June 2007, Buchanan, in his financial disclosure filing, reported having over $100 million in assets, making him among the five wealthiest members of Congress.

Some lawyers say that disclosure filings were not considered necessary until ownership actually changed hands.

Complete financial disclosure filings from this year's elections will not be received by the Board of Elections until January.

Under existing law, knowingly and willfully making a false statement in a financial disclosure filing is a misdemeanor.

He did not list them in disclosure filings, as he should have, even though he properly reported the transactions on his tax returns, the government said.

In response, Cuccinelli requested the Commonwealth's attorney to review his disclosure filings.