# TAP SECURITIES LLC X-17A-5 (2025-03-04) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: TAP SECURITIES LLC - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2025-03-04 - Period: 2024-12-31 - Accession: 0001471744-25-000001 - CIK: 1471744 - File #: 8-68381 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: WithumSmith Brown PC - Auditor location: Whippany, NJ - Contact: Howard Spindel - Phone: 212-897-1688 - Signed by: Howard Spindel (Finop) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471744/000147174425000001/tap24s.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ # STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION December 31, 2024 With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm {1}------------------------------------------------ #### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 # ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X-17A-5 PART III | OMB APPROVAL | |-------------------------------------| | OMB Number: 3235 0123 | | Expires:
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12 | | | SEC FILE NUMER 8 - 68381 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 **0 1/01 /24** MMIDDIYY MMIDDIYY AND ENDING **12/31 /24** ## **A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION** NAME OF FIRM: \_\_\_ T\_A\_P\_S\_E\_C\_U\_R\_IT\_IE\_S\_L\_L\_C \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_ TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes): ~ Broker-dealer □ Security-based swap dealer □ Major security-based swap participant □ Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) # 767 FIFTH AVENUE, FL 18 | | (No. and Street) | | | |----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--| | New York | NY | 10153 | | | (City) | (State) | (Zip Code) | | | | PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING | | | | Howard Spindel | (212) 897-1688 | hspindel@integrated.so1utions | | | (Name) | (Area Code -Telephone Number) | (Email Address) | | | | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing* | | | | | | | | | WithumSmith+Brown, PC | | | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------|-------------------------------------------|--|--| | (Name- if individual, state last, first, and middle name) | | | | | | | 200 Jefferson Park, Suite 400 | Whippany | NJ | 07981 | | | | w~~ | ~~ | (State) | (Zip Code) | | | | 10/8/2003 | | 100 | | | | | (Date of Registration with PCAOB)(if applicable) | | | (PCAOB Registration Number, ifapplicable) | | | #### **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 )( 1 )(ii), if applicable. **Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid 0MB control number.** {2}------------------------------------------------ ## AFFIRMATION I, Howard Spindel , swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the financial report pertaining to TAP SECURITIES LLC as of 12/31/24 , 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 rest in,any accoun classified solely as that of a customer. /([ •'. /; Signature Title //~.:'/ DONNELL LARMOND • • W" ..... ~ • •1otar\_1 :i,\_c: li e - St.?te *~.:* = .orida *i"O;,:.;{f/\_?'* Comrrn,ior = .,., 29"906 My Comm. ::x:1res ~cg '. 2026 {3}------------------------------------------------ ## **This filing\*\* contains (check all applicable boxes):** - [El (a) Statement of financial condition. - □ (b) Notes to unconsolidated or consolidated statement of financial condition, as applicable. - [El (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). - [El ( d) Statement of cash flows. - [El ( e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or members' or sole proprietor's equity, as applicable. - □ (f) Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to claims of creditors. - [El (g) Notes to unconsolidated or consolidated financial statements,, as applicable. - [El (h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 or 17 CFR 240.18a-l, as applicable. - □ (i) Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.1 Sa-2. - [El G) Computation for determination of customer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - D (k) Computation for determination of security-based swap reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit B to 17 CFR 240. l 5c3- 3 or Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.1 Sa-4, as applicable. - D (1) Computation for Determination of P AB Requirements under Exhibit A to § 240.15c3-3. - [El (m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for customers under 17 CFR240.15c3-3. - □ (n) Information relating to possession or control requirements for security-based swap customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3- 3(p )(2) or 17 CFR 240.1 Sa-4, as applicable. - ( [El o) Reconciliations, including appropriate explanations, of the FOCUS Report with computation of net capital or tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.15c3-l, 17 CFR 240.18a-l, or 17 CFR 240.18a-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 fmancial condition. - [El (q) Oath or affirmation in accordance with 17 CFR240.l 7a-5, 17 CFR 240.l 7a-12, or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (r) Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240. l 7a-5 or 17 CFR 240.1 Sa-7, as applicable. - [El (s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR240.17a-5 or 17 CFR240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (t) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement offmancial condition. - [El (u) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the fmancial report or fmancial statements under 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.18a-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 CFR240.17a-5 or 17 CFR240.18a-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 240.1 Sa-7, as applicable. - □ (x) Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.15c3-le or 17 CFR 240.l 7a-12, as applicable. - □ (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.l 7a-12(k). □ (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.* {4}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_4_Picture_0.jpeg) # **REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM** To the Management and Member of TAP Securities LLC: #### **Opinion on the Financial Statement** We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of TAP Securities LLC (the "Company"), as of December 31, 2024, 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 the Company as of December 31, 2024, 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 this 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 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 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 statement. 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 the Company's auditor since 2015. New York, New York March 3, 2025 {5}------------------------------------------------ ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION DECEMBER 31, 2024** #### **Assets** | Cash
Accounts receivable | \$
2,747,252
2,250,000 | |-----------------------------|------------------------------| | Total assets | \$
4,997,252 | ### **Liabilities and Member's Capital** | Liabilities: | | |----------------------------------------|-----------------| | Due to parent company | \$
1,900,000 | | Deferred revenue | 205,000 | | Total liabilities | 2,105,000 | | | | | Member's capital | 2,892,252 | | | | | Total liabilities and member's capital | \$
4,997,252 | {6}------------------------------------------------ ## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT DECEMBER 31, 2024** ## **Note 1- Organization and nature of business** TAP Securities LLC (the "Company"), is a limited liability company that provides investment banking, financial and related advisory services to various clients. The Company is a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and is a member of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Company is 100% owned by TAP Advisors LLC (the "Parent"). #### **Note 2 - Summary of significant accounting policies** ## Basis of accounting and use of estimates These financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. #### Accounts receivable and contract balances Accounts receivable arise when the Company has an unconditional right to receive payment under a contract with a customer and are derecognized when the cash is received. Contract assets arise when the revenue associated with the contract is recognized prior to the Company's unconditional right to receive payment under a contract with a customer (i.e., unbilled receivable) and are derecognized when either it becomes a receivable or the cash is received. Contract liabilities arise when customers remit contractual cash payments in advance of the Company satisfying its performance obligations under the contract and are derecognized when the revenue associated with the contract is recognized when the performance obligation is satisfied. The Company evaluates collectability of its accounts receivable and determines if an allowance for uncollectible accounts is necessary based on historical payment information or known customer financial concerns. There was \$0 outstanding accounts receivable at January 1, 2024 and \$2,250,000 at December 31, 2024. There were no contract assets as of January 1, 2024 or December 31, 2024. There was \$255,000 in deferred revenue at January 1, 2024 and \$205,000 at December 31, 2024. \$150,000 of deferred revenue was recognized in 2024. #### Allowance for credit losses ASC Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses ("ASC 326") impacts the impairment model for certain financial assets by requiring a current expected credit loss ("CECL") methodology to estimate expected credit losses over the entire life of the financial asset. Under ASC 326, the Company could determine there are no expected credit losses in certain circumstances (e.g., based on the credit quality of the client). The allowance for credit losses is based on the Company's expectation of the collectability of financial instruments, including fees and other receivables utilizing the CECL framework. The Company considers factors such as historical experience, credit quality, age of balances and current and future economic conditions that may affect the Company's expectation of the collectability in determining the allowance for credit losses. Under the standard, the allowance for credit losses must be deducted from the amortized cost of the financial asset to present the net amount expected to be collected. {7}------------------------------------------------ ## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT DECEMBER 31, 2024** #### **Note 2 - Summary ofsignificant accounting policies (continued)** ### Allowance for credit losses (continued) The statement of operations would reflect the measurement of credit losses for newly recognized financial assets as well as the expected increases or decreases of expected credit losses that might have taken place during the period. The Company has not provided an allowance for credit losses at December 31, 2024. ### Liquidity As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company generated net income of \$3,853,585 during the year ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, the Company's available cash was \$1,427,484 and liabilities were \$255,000. Management has evaluated these conditions and determined that since the Company has historically relied on its Parent to meet its cash flow requirements (through forgiveness of intercompany debt when and if necessary), this is sufficient to alleviate the uncertainty created by these conditions. In connection with the Company's assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB's Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-15, "Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern," management has determined that the Company has access to funds from the Parent that are sufficient to fund the working capital needs of the Company through one year from the issuance of these financial statements. #### Income taxes Since the Company is a single member limited liability company, it is disregarded for income tax purposes and, therefore, no income taxes are provided or considered for the purpose of the financial statements. The results of the Company are included in the New York City Unincorporated Business Tax return of its Parent. In accordance with GAAP, the Company is required to determine whether a tax position of the Company is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is more likely than not of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Derecognition of a tax benefit previously recognized could result in the Company recording a tax liability that would reduce member's capital. This policy also provides guidance on thresholds, measurement, derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, disclosure, and transition that is intended to provide better financial statement comparability among different entities. Based on its analysis, the Company has determined that there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition as of December 31, 2024. # **Note 3- Concentrations** Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and accounts receivable. The carrying value of the accounts receivable approximates fair value due to its short-term nature. 82% of the revenue was earned from three customers. {8}------------------------------------------------ ## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT DECEMBER 31, 2024** ### **Note 3 - Concentrations (continued)** The Company maintains its cash balance at one financial institution which throughout the year may exceed the federally insured limit of \$250,000. ### **Note 4-Regulatory requirements** The Company is subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule (Rule 15c3-l), 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, 2024, the Company had net capital of approximately \$1,542,000, which was approximately \$1,402,000 in excess of its required net capital of \$140,333. ## **Note 5- Compliance with Rule 15c3-3** The Company does not handle cash or securities on behalf of customers and accordingly has no obligation under SEC Rule 15c3-3. ### **Note 6 - Related party transactions** Pursuant to an annually renewable expense sharing agreement (the "Agreement"), the Parent provides substantially all operational and administrative services and facilities to the Company. The fees charged by the Parent and agreed to by the parties totaled \$13,897,644 for the year ended December 31, 2024. This amount includes \$7,360,010 representing principally office and administrative services and payroll; the balance represents management fees that are determined from time to time at the discretion and mutual agreement of the Company and its Parent. The Company regularly reimburses its Parent for these expenses unless its Parent forgives the indebtedness that the Company might owe to the Parent. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Parent forgave \$2,487,000 that was owed to it by the Company. Such forgiveness was treated as capital contributions to the Company. These financial statements do not necessarily reflect the results of operations and financial condition that would have been the result of dealing with unrelated entities. Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.