# THE FORBES SECURITIES GROUP LLC X-17A-5 (2023-02-28) — Broker-dealer annual report

- Company: THE FORBES SECURITIES GROUP LLC
- Form: X-17A-5
- Filed: 2023-02-28
- Period: 2022-12-31
- Accession: 0001718251-23-000003
- CIK: 1701774
- File #: 8-69926
- Type: Broker-dealer
- Material weakness: No
- Auditor: Goldman & Company, CPA's, PC
- Auditor location: Marietta, GA
- Contact: Ana R Carter
- Phone: 813-442-1645
- Email: carter@forbessg.com
- Website: forbessg.com
- Signed by: Robert Forbes (President)

Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1701774/000171825123000003/fsgpublic.pdf

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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

**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\_/\_0\_11\_2\_2 \_\_\_ AND ENDING \_\_\_ 12\_/\_3\_1/\_2\_2 \_\_ \_ MM/00/YY MM/00/YY **A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION**  NAME OF FIRM: \_\_\_\_ T\_h\_e\_F\_o\_r\_b\_e\_s\_S\_e\_c\_u\_rit\_ie\_s\_G\_ro\_u\_p\_L\_L\_C \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_ TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes): 0 Broker-dealer □ Security-based swap dealer D Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer □ Major security-based swap participant ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) 6400 S Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 850 (No. and Street) Greenwood VIiiage co (City) (State) PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING 80111 (Zip Code) Ana R. Carter 813-442-1645 ana .carter@forbessg.com (Name) (Area Code -Telephone Number) (Email Address) **B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION**  INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing\* Goldman & Company, CPA's, P.C. (Name - if individual, state last, first, and middle name) 3535 Roswell Rd., Ste 32 Marietta GA (Address) (City) (State) 06/25/2009 1952 30062 (Zip Code) **rte of Reg;,tratioo w;th PCAOB)l;f appU~ble) FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY )PCAOB Reg;,tc,t;oo Nombe,, ;f applkable)** I

\* 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-S(e)(l)(ii), if applicable.

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#### **OATH OR AFFIRMATION**

| I,<br>Robert Forbes                        |  | swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, t<br>he           |
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| financial report pertaining to the firm of |  | as of<br>The Forbes Securities Group LLC                                          |
| 2~<br>December 31                          |  | 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.

Title: **President** 

**LI NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF COLORADO NOTARY ID 19994028269 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 10/07/2023** 

Notary Public

### **This filing\*\* contains (check all applicable boxes):**

- 0 (a) Statement of financial condition.
- D (b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial 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 defined in§ 210.1-02 of Regulation **S-X).**
- D (d) Statement of cash flows.
- D (e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or sole proprietor's equity.
- D (f) Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to claims of creditors.
- D (g) Notes to consolidated financial statements.
- D (h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 or 17 CFR 240.18a-1, as applicable.
- D (i) Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.18a-2.
- 0 (j) Computation for determination of customer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3.
- ;:J (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.
- D (I) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to§ 240.15c3-3.
- CJ (m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3.
- D (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.
- D (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 240.18a-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.
- D (p) Summary of financial data for subsidiaries not consolidated in the statement of financial condition.
- 0 (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.
- 0 (r} Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable.
- C: (s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.l 7a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable.
- Q (t) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition.
- 0 (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.
- 0 (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.
- □ {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.
- D (x} Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.15c3-le or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable.
- 0 (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). □ (z) Other: \_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_
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- *\*\*To request confidential treatment of certain portions of this filing, see 17 CFR 240.17o-5(e)(3) or 17 CFR 240.18a-7(d)(2), as applicable.*

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## THE FORBES SECURITIES GROUP LLC

### REPORT PURSUANT TO RULE 17a-5(d)

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

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## **THE FORBES SECURITIES GROUP LLC**

## **CONTENTS**

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| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 3       |
| Statement of Financial Condition                        | 4       |

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## REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Members and Management of The Forbes Securities Group, LLC

#### Opinion on the Financial Statement

We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of The Forbes Securities Group, LLC as of December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Forbes Securities Group, LLC as of December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. to as the "fimmcial statement"). In our **utl1il-ll** <sup>~</sup>

#### Basis for Opinion

The financial statement is the responsibility of The Forbes Securities Group, LLC's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on The Forbes Securities Group, LLC 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. 's financial statement based on **O** o<I

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 2021.

.C. Marietta, Georgia February 27, 2023 Goldman & Company, CPA's, P

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## **THE FORBES SECURITIES GROUP LLC**

# **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION DECEMBER 31, 2022**

| ASSETS                                                  |                |
|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Current assets:                                         |                |
| Cash and cash equivalents                               | \$<br>150,5061 |
| Total current assets                                    | 150,506        |
| Other assets:                                           |                |
| Accounts receivable                                     | 94,144         |
| Prepaid Expenses                                        | 27,794         |
| Total other assets                                      | 121,938        |
|                                                         |                |
| TOTAL ASSETS                                            | \$<br>272,444  |
| LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY<br>Current liabilities: |                |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses                   | \$<br>2,684    |
| Unearned revenues                                       | 23,500         |
| Total current liabilities                               | 26,184         |
| Member's Equity                                         | 246,260        |
| Total member's equity                                   | 246,260        |
|                                                         |                |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY                   | \$<br>272,444  |

<sup>1</sup> Cash and cash equivalents includes \$3,500 ofUndeposited funds as of December 31, 2022


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