# ZERMATT SECURITIES LLC X-17A-5 (2022-03-30) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: ZERMATT SECURITIES LLC - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2022-03-30 - Period: 2021-12-31 - Accession: 0001086916-22-000001 - CIK: 1086916 - File #: 8-51808 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: David B Lundgren & Co - Auditor location: Olathe, KS - Contact: Sharon Jones - Phone: 4042136863 - Email: sharon.jones@zermattsecurities.com - Website: zermattsecurities.com - Signed by: Louis Dworsky (CEO) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1086916/000108691622000001/audit17a5v2.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ ### **UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington,** D.C. **20549** 0MB APPROVAL 0MB Number: 3235-0123 Expires: Oct. 31, 2023 Estimated average burden hours per response: 12 > SEC FILE NUMBER 51808 # **ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X-17A-5 PART** Ill **FACING PAGE** **Information Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and 18a-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934** FILING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING **01/01/2021** AND ENDING **12/31/2021** MM/DD/VY MM/DD/VY **A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION** # NAME OF FIRM: ZERMA TT SECURITIES, LLC. TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes): ~Broker-dealer D Security-based swap dealer D Major security-based swap participant 0 Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) # 2813 COL TSGATE RD SUITE 200 | | (No. and Street) | | | | |--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--| | CHARLOTTE | | NORTH CAROLINA | 28211 | | | (City) | (State) | | (Zip Code) | | | PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING | | | | | | SHARON JONES
404-213-6863 | | | SHARON.JONES@ZERMATTSECURITIES.COM | | | (Name) | (Area Code -Telephone Number) | (Email Address) | | | | | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | David B Lundgren & Co | INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing* | | | | | | (Name - if individual, state last, first, and middle name) | | | | | 505 N Mur-Len Rd | Olathe | KANSAS 66062 | | | | (Address) | (City) | (State) | (Zip Code) | | | 01/05/2015 | | 6075 | | | | (Date of Registration with PCA0B)(if applicable) | | (PCA0B Registration Number, if applicable) | | | | | FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | | | | | | | | | | \* Claims for exemption from the requirement that the annual reports be covered by the reports of an independent public accountant must be supported by a statement of facts and circumstances relied on as the basis of the exemption. See 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e)(l)(ii), if applicable. Persons who are to respond to the ~llectlon of information contained In this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid 0MB control number. {1}------------------------------------------------ ### **OATH OR AFFIRMATION** | | LOUIS DWORSKY | |--|---------------| | | | I, LOUIS DWORSKY swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the financial report pertaining to the firm of ZERMATT SECURITIES, LLC. as of 12/31 2~ is true and correct. I further swear (or affirm) that neither the company nor any partner, officer, director, or equivalent person, as.the case may be, has any proprietary int ccount classified solely **,,,11 n,,,** as that of a customer. **,,,'\,'1,...EL1"o'',,** ,, ~.. ••·•·· ... ~~., ~"v.•• ••• ~ ~ **:",IJ". -. .. o** -:. *::: ~!* **o~ARJ, \-i.** ~ : : ~ : ·= - **z:** . >,., Title: CEO ### **This filing\*\* contains (check all applicable boxes):** - iii (a) Statement of financial condition. - D (b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. - iii (c) Statement of income (loss) or, if there is other comprehensive income in the period(s) presented, a statement of comprehensive income (as defined in § 210.1-02 of Regulation S-X). ::~, C, 1,-.: - .\_ **Puo.\.~** • ..,. .., - • g ,~' ~·•.. ..--~~ ~ **,S,~•• .......... •·c,O** ~,,,,, .\lovE~ ,,,, *}* Xp\?1,, 00»t)202, - iii (d) Statement of cash flows. - iii (e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or sole proprietor's equity. - □ (f) Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to claims of creditors. - iii (g) Notes to consolidated financial statements. - iii (h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 or 17 CFR 240.lSa-1, as applicable. - □ (i) Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.18a-2. - iii (j) Computation for determination of customer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - □ (k) Computation for determination of security-based swap reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit B to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - □ (I) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to § 240.15c3-3. - iii (m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - □ (n) Information relating to possession or control requirements for security-based swap customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3(p)(2) or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - iii (o) Reconciliations, including appropriate explanations, of the FOCUS Report with computation of net capital or tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1, 17 CFR 240.18a-1, or 17 CFR 240.lSa-2, as applicable, and the reserve requirements under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable, if material differences exist, or a statement that no material differences exist. - □ (p) Summary of financial data for subsidiaries not consolidated in the statement of financial condition. - iii (q) Oath or affirmation in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.17a-12, or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (r) Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.lSa-7, as applicable. - iii (s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (t) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition. - D (u) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the financial report or financial statements under 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.18a-7, or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - D (v) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of certain statements in the compliance report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - iii (w) Independent public accountant's report based on a review of the exemption report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - iii (x) Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.15c3-le or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - D (y) Report describing any material inadequacies found to exist or found to have existed since the date of the previous audit, or a statement that no material inadequacies exist, under 17 CFR 240.17a-12(k). D (z) Other: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_ - - \*\*To request confidential treatment of certain portions of this filing, see 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e)(3} or 17 CFR 240.18a-7(d)(2}, as applicable. {2}------------------------------------------------ DAVID B. LUNDGREN, **MBA,** CPA CATHERINE LUNDGREN **MBA, CPA** **TELEPHONE (913) 782-9530 FACSIMILE (91 3) 782-9564** ### REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Zermatt Securities LLC ### **Opinion on the Financial Statement** We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of Zermatt Securities LLC as of December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statement"). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Zermatt Securities LLC as of December 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. ### **Basis for Opinion** This financial statement is the responsibility of Zermatt Securities LLC's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Zermatt Securities LLC's financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to Zermatt Securities LLC in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for ;;~~II~ We have served as Zermatt Securities LLC's auditor since 2020. Olathe, Kansas March 10, 2022 {3}------------------------------------------------ ## ZERMATT SECURITIES, LLC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS With Report of Registered Public Accounting Firm For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 {4}------------------------------------------------ #### **Zermatt Securities, LLC. Table of Contents** 1. Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - 2. Statement of Financial Condition - 3. Statement of Operations - 4. Statement of Changes in Members' Equity 5. Statement of Cash Flows 6-7. Notes to the Financial Statements 8. Supplementary Information 9. Computation of Net Capital - Schedule I 10. Computation for Determination of Reserve Requirements - Schedule II 11. Information for Possession or Control Requirements - Schedule Ill 12. Review Report by Independent Registered Accounting Firm Related to Exemption P(ovision under Rule 15c3 3 13. Zermatt Securities, Inc. Exemption Report under Rule 15c3 3 {5}------------------------------------------------ ### **Zermatt Securities, LLC. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION December 31, 2021** ### **ASSETS** | Current Assets | | |------------------------------------------|--------------| | Cash | \$
19,334 | | Accounts receivable | | | CRD Deposit | 398 | | Prepaid Expenses | | | Total Current Assets | 19,732 | | Total Assets | \$
19,732 | | LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY | | | Current Liabilities | | | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | \$
5,004 | | Due to Hayden Royal | 1,713 | | Total Current Libilities | 6,717 | | Total liabilities | \$
6,717 | | Member's Equity | 13,015 | | Total Liabilities And Members' Equity | \$
19,732 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. {6}------------------------------------------------ ## **Zermatt Securities, LLC. STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2021** | Income | | |-------------------------------|----------------| | Trails income | 2,365 | | TOTAL INCOME | 2,365 | | | | | Operating Expenses | | | Legal and Professional Fees | 11,959 | | License and Registrations | 7,989 | | Compliance | 17,563 | | Rent and Utilities | 6,480 | | Technology | 6,256 | | Other Operating Expenses | 15 | | Taxes | 203 | | TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 50,465 | | | | | INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS | (48,100) | | | | | NET INCOME (LOSS) | (48,100)
\$ | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 3 {7}------------------------------------------------ #### **Zermatt Securities, LLC. STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN MEMBER'S EQUITY For the Year Ended December 31, 2021** | Members' Equity, End of Period | \$ 13,015 | |------------------------------------|-----------| | Net Income (Loss) | (48,100) | | Contributions | 45,000 | | Prior Period Adjustment | (2,096) | | Members' Equity, Beginning Balance | \$ 18,211 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. {8}------------------------------------------------ # **Zermatt Securities, LLC. STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the Year Ended December 31, 2021** | CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities: | \$
(48,100) | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| | Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(Increase) decrease in CRD Deposit
(Increase) decrease in Prepaid Expenses
Increase (decrease) in Due to Hayden Royal
Total adjustments | (466)
751
2,275
(4,835)
(2,275) | | Net cash provided (used) by operating activities | (50,375) | | CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Additional Paid In Capital | 45,000 | | Net cash provided (used) by financing activities | 45,000 | | Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (5,376) | | Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 24,710 | | Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | \$
19,334 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 5 {9}------------------------------------------------ ### **Zermatt Securities, LLC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** #### **NOTE 1 ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS** The Company is a broker dealer firm and an investment advisory firm. The broker dealer is a member of FINRA and SIPC. The investment advisor firm is registered with the SEC. The Company is an Alabama Corporation. #### **NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES** **Basis of Accounting:** The Company prepares its financial statements using U.S. generally accepted accounting principles on the accrual basis. **Use of Estimates:** The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to makes estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. Revenue Recognition: The Company receives commissions from the purchase of certain investment products by its customers which is earned and recorded as revenue upon completion of the related transactions . This commission is credited toward the customers' advisory fee. The firm also received investment advisory fees, on an annual, quarterly, or monthly basis, for continuing manageme[lt of the assets that is recorded as revenue over the period for which the services are provided . Amounts paid in advance are deferred until earned. This fee is paid directly by the customer, paid from the 12b 1 fee of the investment vehicle, or some combination of both. The Company provides investment advisory services on a daily basis. 12b-1 fee of the investment vehicle, or some combination of both . The Company provides investment advisory services on a daily basis . The Company believes the performance obligation for providing advisory services is satisfied over time because the customer is receiving and consuming the benefits as they are provided by the Company. Fee arrangements are based on a percentage applied to the customer's assets under management. Fees are recognized when received as relate specifically to the services provided in that period, which are distinct from the services provided in other periods. **Cash and Cash Equivalents:** For the purposes of cash flows, the Company considers all short term investments with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. **Fair Value of Financial Instruments:** Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB'') Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820, Fair Value Measurement, defines fair value as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid upon transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability. The fair value should be calculated based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, not on assumptions specific to the entity. The Company's financial instruments are cash, accounts receivable, trading securities and accounts payable. The recorded values of these accounts approximate their fair values. **Property and Equipment:** Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided on a straight line basis over the estimate useful lives of the assets. **Advertising:** The Company follows the policy of charging the costs of advertising to expense as incurred. {10}------------------------------------------------ #### **Zermatt Securities, LLC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** #### **NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)** **Income Taxes:** The Company is a Limited Liability Company that is taxed as a Partnership under Internal Revenue Code regulations. Therefore, the income or losses of the Company flow through to and are taxable to its members and no liability for income taxes is reflected in the accompanying financial statements. #### **NOTE 3 NET CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS** The Company is subject to the Securities and Exchange Commission Uniform Net Capital Rule (SEC Rule 15c3 1 ), which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital and requires that the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital, both as defined, shall not exceed 15 to 1. At December 31 , 2021 , the Company had net capital of \$12,617 which was \$7,617 in excess of its required net capital of \$5,000. #### **NOTE 4 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS** During 2021 the Company had an expense sharing agreement ("ESA") in place with its Affiliate as it relates to rent, technology, and utilities provided by the Affiliate. The Complany's expenses, pursuant to the terms of the ESA for the year ended December 31 ,2021 , were approximately \$10,285. #### **NOTE 5 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES** There are no commitments or contingencies at December 31 , 2021 . #### **NOTE 6 PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT** The company has corrected the valuation of certain assets which were improperly valued at December 31 , 2021. The valuation overstatement related to a deferred tax asset that was removed from the books. There is no income tax impact of this transaction. #### **NOTE 7 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS** The Company has evaluated subsequent events through March 10, 2022, the date which the financial statements were available to be issued. {11}------------------------------------------------ # **Zermatt Securities, LLC.** # **Supplementary Information Pursuant to rule 17(a)-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934** ### **December 31, 2021** The accompanying schedules are prepared in accordance with the requirements and general format of FOCUS Form X-17 A-5. {12}------------------------------------------------ ### Zermatt Securities, LLC. SCHEDULE I COMPUTATION OF NET CAPITAL UNDER RULE 15c3-1 OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ACT OF 1934 December 31, 2021 #### Schedule I | Total members' equity from Statement of Financial Condition | \$
13,015 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------| | Total members' equity qualified for Net Capital | 13,015 | | Deductions and/or changes: | | | Nonallowable assets from Statement of Financial Condition
CRD Deposit | 398 | | Total nonallowable assets from Statement of Financial Condition | 398 | | Net Capital, before haircuts on securities positions
Haircut on securities: other securities | 12,617 | | Net Capital (Deficit) | 12,617 | | Capital Requirement | 5,000 | | Excess (Deficit) Net Capital | \$
7,617 | Reconciliation with Company's Computation of net capital included in Part IIA of Form X 17A 5 as of December 31 , There are no significant differences between the above calculation and the Company's corresponding unaudited Part IIA of Form X 17A 5 as of December 31, 2021. | Total liabilities from Statement of Financial Condition
Less: Non Aggregate Indebtedness | \$
6,717 | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| | Total Aggregate Indebtedness | \$
6,717 | | Percentage of Aggregate Indebtedness to Net Capital | 53.24% | {13}------------------------------------------------ # **Zermatt Securities, LLC. SCHEDULE** II **Computation for Determination of the Reserve Requirements Under the Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c3 3 December 31, 2021** The Company is exempt from the provisions of Rule 15c3 3 under Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, pursuant to footnote 7 4 of the rule. {14}------------------------------------------------ # **Zermatt Securities, LLC. SCHEDULE** Ill **Information Relating to the Possession or Control Requirements Under Securities and Exchange Commussion Rule 15c3 3 December 31, 2021** The Company is exempt from the provisions of Rule 15c3 3 under Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, pursuant to footnote 74 of the rule. {15}------------------------------------------------ DAVID B . LUNDGREN, **MBA,** CPA CATHERINE LUNDGREN **MBA, CPA** TELEPHONE (913) **782·9530 FACSIMILE** (913) **782·9564** ### REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Zermatt Securities LLC We have reviewed management's statements, included in the accompanying Rule 15c3-3 Exemption Report pursuant to SEC Rule 17a-5, in which (1) Zermatt Securities LLC (the Company) did not claim an exemption under paragraph (k) of 17 C. F. R. §240.15c3-3, and (2) the Company is filing this Exemption Report relying on Footnote 74 of the SEC Release No. 34-70073 adopting amendments to 17 C.F.R. § 240.17a-5 because the Company limits its business activities exclusively to mutual fund retailer, broker or dealer selling variable life insurance or annuities, and private placements of securities. In addition, the Company did not directly or indirectly receive, hold, or otherwise owe funds or securities for or to customers, other than money or other consideration received and promptly transmitted in compliance with paragraph (a) or (b)(2) of Rule 15c2-4 and/or funds received and promptly transmitted for effecting transactions via subscriptions on a subscription way basis where the funds are payable to the issuer or its agent and not to the Company; did not carry accounts of or for customers; and did not carry PAB accounts (as defined in Rule 15c3-3) throughout the most recent fiscal year without exception. Zermatt Securities LLC's management is responsible for compliance with the exemption provisions and its statements. Our review was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and, accordingly, included inquiries and other required procedures to obtain evidence about Zermatt Securities LLC's compliance with the exemption provisions. A review is substantially less in scope than an examination, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion on management's statements. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to management's statements referred to above for them to be fairly stated, in all material respects, based upon the Company's business activities contemplated by Footnote 74 of the SEC Release No. 34-70073 adopting amendments to 17 C.F.R. § 240.17a-5, and related SEC Staff Frequently Asked Questions. ~~/l Olathe, Kansas March 10, 2022 {16}------------------------------------------------ # **Zermatt Securities, LLC. Exemption Report** **Zermatt Securities, LLC.** (the "Company") is a registered broker-dealer subject to Rule 17a-5 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (17 C.F.R. §240.17a-5, "Reports to be made by certain brokers and dealers"). This Exemption Report was prepared as required by 17 C.F.R. §240.17a-S(d)(1) and (4). To the best of its knowledge and belief, the Company states the following: - (1) The Company does not claim an exemption under paragraph (k) of 17 C.F.R. § 240. 15c3-3, and - (2) The Company is filing this Exemption Report relying on Footnote 7 4 of the SEC Release No. 34-70073 adopting amendments to 17 C.F.R. § 240.1 ?a-5 because the Company limits its business activities exclusively to effecting securities transactions via subscriptions on a subscription way basis where the funds are payable to the issuer orits agent and not to the Company; and the Company (1) did not directly or indirectly receive, hold, or otherwise owe funds or securities for or to customers, ( other than money or other consideration received and promptly transmitted in compliance with paragraph (a) or (b)(2) of Rule 15c2-4 and/or funds received and promptly transmitted for effecting transactions via subscriptions on a subscription way basis where the funds are payable to the issuer or its agent and not to the Company); - (3) did not carry accounts of or for customers; and - (4) did not carry PAB accounts (as defined in Rule 15c3-3) throughoutthe most recent fiscal year without exception. Zermatt Securities I, Louis Dworksy, swear (or affirm) that, to my best knowledge and belief, this ExemptionReport is true and correct. *~~e,4/)Wl* **March 10, 2022** Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.