# CATAPULT ADVISORS LLC X-17A-5 (2024-02-29) — Broker-dealer annual report

- Company: CATAPULT ADVISORS LLC
- Form: X-17A-5
- Filed: 2024-02-29
- Period: 2023-12-31
- Accession: 0001146096-24-000001
- CIK: 1146096
- File #: 8-53494
- Type: Broker-dealer
- Material weakness: No
- Auditor: Ernst Winnter & Associates LLP
- Auditor location: Walnut Creek, CA
- Contact: Ron Lissak
- Phone: 415-593-4520
- Email: rlissak@catapultadvisors.com
- Website: catapultadvisors.com
- Signed by: Ron Lissak (Managing Member)

Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1146096/000114609624000001/2023catapultpublic.pdf

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# Catapult Advisors LLC (SEC ID No. 8-53494)

Annual Audit Report

December 31; 2023

## PUBLIC DOCUMENT

Filed Pursuant to Rule 17-A-5(e)(3) as a Public Document

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

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## **ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X-17A-5 PART Ill**

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**8-53494** 

**FACING PAGE** 

**Information Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and 18a-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934** 

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| NAME OF FIRM: Catapult Advisors LLC                                                                                                              |                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes):<br>• Security-based swap dealer<br>• Check here If respondent Is also an OTC derivatives dealer |                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| on February 28, 2024           | before me, Linda Wong, a notary public    |  |
| Date                           | Here Insert Name and Title of the Officer |  |
| Personally appeared Ron Lissak | ---------------------------------         |  |
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#### **OATH OR AFFIRMATION**

1, Ron Lissak swear (or affirm} that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the financial report pertaining to the firm of Catapult Advisors LLC , as of

--------=D-=e-=c-=em=b-=e'-r-=3-"1 2 023 , 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 interest in any account classified solely as that of a customer. ~

**See Attached Acknowledpent** Jurat **CA Certificate** 

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### This filing•• contains (check all applicable boxes}:

- !i1 (a) Statement offinancial condition.
- Iii'[ (b) Notes to consolidated statement offinancial condition.
- D (c) Statement of income (loss) or, if there is other comprehensive income in the period(s) presented, a statement of comprehensive income (as defin~d in§ 210.1-02 of Regulation S-X).
- (d) Statement of cash flows.
- (e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or sole proprietor's equity.
- (f) Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to claims of creditors.
- (g) Notes to consolidated financial statements.
- D (h) Computation of net capital under i7 CFR 240.15c3-1 or 17 CFR 240.lSa-1, as applicable.
- (i) Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.lSa-2.
- U) 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.lSa-4, as applicable.
- {I) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to§ 240.15c3-3.
- (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.lSa-4, as applicable.
- (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.lBa-1, or 17 CFR 240.lBa-2, as applicable, and the reserve requirements under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or 17 CFR 240.lSa-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.
- <sup>1111</sup>' (q) Oath or affirmation in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-S, 17 CFR 240.17a-12, or 17 CFR 240.lSa-7, as applicable.
- (r) Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.lBa-7, as applicable.
- D (s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.lSa-7, as applicable.
- <sup>1111</sup>' (t) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition.
- (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.lBa-7, or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable.
- (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.lBa-7, as applicable.
- (w) Independent public accountant's report based on a review of the exemption report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.lBa-7, as applicable.
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### **Table of Contents**

| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | I   |
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| Statement ofFinancial Condition                         | 2   |
| Notes to the Financial Statement                        | 3-7 |

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#### **Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

To the Members of Catapult Advisors LLC

#### **Opinion** on **the Financial Statement**

We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of Catapult Advisors LLC (the "Company") as of December 31 , 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statement"). ln our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

#### **Basis for Opinion**

This financial statement is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounti.ng finn registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company 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 perfonn 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 perfonn ing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and perfonning 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 statement. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as Catapult Advisors LLC's auditor since 2002.

Walnut Creek, California

February 23, 2024

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## **Statement of Financial Condition**

**As of December 31, 2023** 

| Assets                                                          |               |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| Cash                                                            | \$<br>90,889  |
| Accounts receivable, net of\$52,500 allowance for credit losses |               |
| Taxes receivable                                                | 47,039        |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets                               | 26,518        |
| Furniture and equipment, net of\$5,723 accumulated depreciation | 1,035         |
| Total Assets                                                    | \$<br>165,481 |
|                                                                 |               |
| Liabilities and Members' Equity                                 |               |
| Liabilities                                                     |               |
| Accounts payable                                                | \$<br>2,700   |
| Accrued expense                                                 | 41            |
| Total Liabilities                                               | 2,741         |
| Members' Eqnity                                                 |               |
| 4,952 units                                                     | 162,740       |
| Total Members' Eqnity                                           | 162,740       |
| Total Liabilities aud Members' Eqnity                           | \$<br>165,481 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this fmancial statement.

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements**

## **December 31, 2023**

#### **1. Organization**

Catapult Advisors LLC (the "Company") was organized as a limited liability company in the State of Delaware on July 16, 2001 and was accepted as a member of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") ou November 28, 2001. Under this form of organization, members are not liable for the debts of the Company. The Company engages in mergers and acquisition advisory services and capital raising services on a fee basis.

#### **2. Significant Accounting Policies**

### **Use of Estimates**

The preparation offmancial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts ofrevenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and may have an impact on future periods.

#### **Fair Value of Financial Instruments**

Unless otherwise indicated, the fair values of all reported assets and liabilities that represent financial instruments (none of which are held for trading purposes) approximate the carrying values of such amounts.

#### **Cash and Cash Equivalents**

The Company considers all demand deposits held in baoks and certain highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, other than those held for sale in the ordinary course of business, to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at December 31, 2023.

#### **Accounts Receivable**

Accounts receivable represents amounts that have been earned and billed to clients in accordance with the terms of the Company's engagement letters with respective clients that have not yet been collected. The Company accounts for estimated credit losses on fmancial assets measured at an amortized cost basis and certain off-balance sheet credit exposures in accordance with FASB ASC 326-20, *Financial Instruments* -*Credit Losses.* FASB ASC 326-20 requires the Company to estimate expected credit losses over the life of its fmancials assets and certain off-balance sheet exposures as of the reporting date based on relevant information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

The Company records the estimate of expected credit losses as an allowance for credit losses. For fmancial assets measured at an amortized cost basis the allowance for credit losses is reported as a valuation account on the balance sheet that is deducted from the asset's amortized cost basis. Per management's analysis, a \$52,500 allowance for a credit loss was considered necessary as of December 31, 2023.

#### **Furniture** & **Equipment**

Furniture and equipment are valued at cost. Depreciation is recorded on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets ranging from five to seven years.

#### **Income Taxes**

Typically, the Company is taxed as a partoership under the Internal Revenue Code and a similar state statute where, in lieu of income taxes, the Company passes 100% of its taxable income and expenses to its members. Therefore, no liability for federal or state income taxes is included in this financial statement.

The Company is no longer subject to state income tax examination by authorities for years before 2019.

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements**

**December 31, 2023** 

### **2. Significant Accounting Policies** *(continued)*

### **Income Taxes** *(continued)*

The Company is a California pass-through entity ("PTE") that has elected to be taxed at 9.3% of qualified net income at the entity level. The payments related to this tax allow the owners of the Company to claim a credit against their personal taxes. Therefore, these tax payments are treated as distribntions to the owners and the tax is not in the scope of ASC 740 *Accounting for Income Taxes* for the Company. At December 31, 2023, the overpayment receivable for 2022 taxes was \$47,039.

In the event ofan Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") examination, the IRS is allowed to collect any underpayments of tax from partnerships ( and entities taxed as partnerships) rather than the individual partners. If the IRS examines partnership items in a prior year under examination, any tax adjustments will be taken into account at the partnership level in the current year when the examination is complete. The partnership will pay the tax, interest, and penalties on underpayments using the highest statntory corporate or individual rate, which can be reduced under certain circumstances. Management does not believe these changes have an effect on the Company's fmancial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023.

#### 3. **Revenue from Contracts with Cnstomers**

#### **Contract Balances**

Income is recognized upon completion of the related performance obligation and when an unconditional right to payment exists. The timing ofrevenue recognition may differ from the timing of customer payments. A receivable is recognized when a performance obligation is met prior to receiving payment from the customer. Receivables related to revenue from contracts with customers were \$7,500 and \$0 as ofJanuary I, 2023 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Alternatively, fees received prior to the completion of the performance obligation are recorded as deferred revenue on the statement of fmancial condition until such time when the performance obligation is met. Deferred revenue would primarily relate to retainer fees received in investment banking engagements. As of January I, 2023 and December 31, 2023, there were no revenue amounts deferred.

#### **Contract Costs**

Expenses associated with investment banking advisory engagements are deferred only to the extent they are explicitly reimbursable by the client and the related revenue is recognized upon completion of services. All other investment banking advisory related expenses are expensed as incurred.

#### **4. Employee Benefit Plans**

The Company maintains a Simplified Employee CB Plan- Individual Retirement Account ("SEP-IRA") plan, a 40l(k) profit sharing plan ("401(k)") and a cash balance CB Plan plan ("CB Plan") for eligible employees.

Under a SEP-IRA in 2023, for any qualifying employee that has had more than three years in service, the Company is permitted to contribute up to twenty-five percent of the employee's total compensation not to exceed \$66,000 for those under the age of 50. For employees over the age of 50, the Company is permitted to contribute up to twenty-five percent of the employee's total compensation not to exceed \$73,500. As of December 31, 2023, the Company did not make a contribution to the SEP-IRA.

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements**

**December 31, 2023** 

### **4. Employee Benefit Plans** *(continued)*

The 401(k) was effective as of January I, 2023 and covers substantially all employees meeting certain eligibility requirements. Participants may contribute a portion of their compensation to the 401(k), up to the maximum amount permitted under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company is able to make discretionary contributions to the 401(k). As of December 31, 2023, the Company did not accrue a contribution to the 401(k).

The CB Plan was effective as of January I, 2023 with the Chief Executive Officer of the Company as the designated trustee of CB Plan assets. To participate in the CB Plan, an employee must have completed a thousand hours of service in a twelve-month period and have attained the age of twenty-one years. Specifically excluded from the CB Plan are leased employees, employees who are covered by collective bargaining agreements, or non-resident aliens who have received no earned income in the United States. For a member of group one, the CB Plan provides it will contribute \$317,000 armually. For a member of group two, the CB Plan provides it will contribute \$0 armually. For all other eligible employees, the CB Plan will contribute 3% of the employee's compensation each year. In addition, each account will be credited at the end of each interest credit period with an interest crediting rate equal to an armualized interest rate of four percent. Each participant's accrued benefit interest will vest based on years of vesting service. Each year, the Company's contributions to the CB Plan are actuarially determined.

The Fair Value Measurements Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level I measurements) and the lowest priority to measurements involving significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

- Level I Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.
- Level2 Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level I that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
- Level 3 Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

| Summary of CB Plan Assets as of December 31, 2023 |           |                                                                         |                                                  |                                                    |  |  |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--|--|
|                                                   | Total     | Quoted Prices in<br>Active Markets for<br>Identical Assets<br>(Level I) | Significant<br>Observable<br>Inputs<br>(Level 2) | Significant<br>Unobservable<br>Inputs<br>(Level 3) |  |  |
| Money Market (a)                                  | \$303,461 | \$303,461                                                               |                                                  |                                                    |  |  |
| Exchange Traded Funds (b)                         | 17,611    | 17,611                                                                  |                                                  |                                                    |  |  |
| Total                                             | \$321,072 | \$321,072                                                               |                                                  |                                                    |  |  |

The armual measurement date is December 31 for the CB Plan benefits.

(a) Investment vehicles for cash reserves.

(b) Securities with the primary objective of approximating the risk and return characteristics of the S&P 500 Index and S&P 700 Index.

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements**

**December 31, 2023** 

### **4. Employee Benefit Plans** *(continued)*

| Assumptions used in the measurement of the CB Plan at December 31, 2023 |                                     |  |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--|
| Effective interest rate                                                 | 4.96%                               |  |
| Cash balance projected interest crediting rate                          | 4.00%                               |  |
| Cash balance post-retirement conversion                                 | 4.00%                               |  |
| Actuarial cost method                                                   | Unit Credit funding method          |  |
| Retirement age                                                          | Age 65 and 5 years of participation |  |

Effective April 1, 2023, the Company amended the CB Plan to cease a participant's accrued benefit, to exclude compensation paid after the effective date in calculating a participant's benefit, and to disallow any new participants. Due to the amendment, the amount of monthly retirement benefit to be provided for each participant shall be equal to his accrued benefit determined as of April 1, 2023. Therefore, for the CB Plan as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, there was no net periodic benefit cost, no contributions paid, no CB Plan amounts recognized in the Statement of Financial Condition and no expected future service expected to be paid.

GAAP requires an employer disaggregate the service cost component from the other components of net CB Plan benefit cost and report the service cost component in the same income statement line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the year. The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, ifone is presented. Since the CB Plan was amended, no service cost and other components of the CB Plan's net benefit cost were included in the accompanying Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2023.

| Summary of the CB Plan as of December 31, 2023 |              |  |
|------------------------------------------------|--------------|--|
| Cllange in Plan Assets                         |              |  |
| Fair value of plan assets at January I         | \$           |  |
| Actual return on plan assets                   | 14,072       |  |
| Employer contributions                         | 307,000      |  |
| Fair value of plan assets at December 31       | \$ 321,072   |  |
| Funded Status                                  |              |  |
| Funding target                                 | \$ (299,215) |  |
| Fair value of plan assets                      | 321,072      |  |
| Prefunding balance at end of year              | \$ 21,857    |  |

#### **5. Related Party Transactions**

During 2022, the Company entered into an arbitration with a formerly employed member ("former employee"). In 2022, the Company accrued \$86,150 for the February 15, 2023 arbitration award. As of December 31, 2023, the arbitration award was paid.

On June 30, 2023, the Company entered into a transfer and assumption agreement with former employee. Per the agreement, all shares owned by former employee were transferred to another member for \$20,000 thereby terminating the former employee's ownership in the Company and claims against the Company.

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements**

## **December 31, 2023**

### **6. Risk Concentrations**

The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may have exceeded federally insured limits during the year.

#### **7. Net Capital Reqnirements**

The Company is subject to the Securities and Exchange Commission's unifonn net capital rule (Rule 15c3-I) which requires the Company to maintain a minimum net capital equal to or greater than \$5,000 and a ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital not exceeding 15 to I, both as defmed. As of December 31, 2023, the Company's net capital was \$88,148 which exceeded the requirement by \$83,148.

### **8. ·subsequent Events**

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through February 23, 2024, the date which the fmancial statements **were issued.**


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