# SOUTHERN WEALTH SECURITIES, LLC X-17A-5 (2023-02-24) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: SOUTHERN WEALTH SECURITIES, LLC - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2023-02-24 - Period: 2022-12-31 - Accession: 0001721687-23-000002 - CIK: 1721687 - File #: 8-70048 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: ADKF, PC - Auditor location: San Antonio, TX - Contact: thomas shea - Phone: 815-782-1250 ext 106 - Email: tom@gscomplianceconsulting.com - Website: gscomplianceconsulting.com - Signed by: Thomas Gile (CEO) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1721687/000172168723000002/sws_secpublic.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ ## UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL | |---------------------------| | OMB Number: 3235-0123 | | Expires: Oct. 31, 2023 | | Estimated average burden | | 12
hours per response: | # ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X-17A-5 PART III SEC FILE NUMBER 8-70048 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 01-01-2022 | | AND ENDING 12-31-2022 | | | | | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|--|--|--| | | MM/DD/YY | | MM/DD/YY | | | | | A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | | | | NAME OF FIRM: Southern Wealth Securities, LLC | | | | | | | | 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.) | | | | | | | | 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1313 | | | | | | | | (No. and Street) | | | | | | | | Dallas | IX | | 75244 | | | | | (City) | (State) | | (Zip Code) | | | | | PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING | | | | | | | | Thomas E Shea | 815-782-1250 ext 106
tom@gscomplianceconsulting.com | | | | | | | (Name) | (Area Code - Telephone Number) | | (Email Address) | | | | | | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | | | INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing*
ADKF, PC | | | | | | | | | (Name - if individual, state last, first, and middle name) | | | | | | | 8610 N. New Braunfels, Suite 101 | San Antonio | IX | 78217 | | | | | (Address) | (City) | (State) | (Zip Code) | | | | | 10/08/2003 | | 297 | | | | | | (Date of Registration with PCAOB)(if applicable)
(PCAOB Registration Number, if applicable) | | | | | | | | FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
* Claims for avamnian trom the ranuit that the annual reports no cougred by the reports of an indopport public | | | | | | | tion from the requirement that the annual reports be covered by the reports of an independent public Claims for exem 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 OMB control number. {1}------------------------------------------------ ### OATH OR AFFIRMATION I, Thorla's ( 3 ( 2 ) Le , 1 Le , swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the S , LLC Felor ur 2 7 2 2 3 is true and correct. I further swear (or affirm) that neither the company nor any partner, offised, director, or equivalent person, as the case may be, has any proprietary interest in any account classified solely as that of a customer. ![](_page_1_Picture_3.jpeg) | Signature: | | |------------|--| | Title: | | # Notary Public # This filing \*\* contains (check all applicable boxes): - (a) Statement of financial condition. - [ (b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. - | (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) 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. - [ (h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 or 17 CFR 240.18a-1, as applicable. - [ (i) Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.18a-2. - | (j) Computation for determination of customer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - | | | | 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. - | (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. - □ (o) Reconciliations, including appropriate explanations, of the FOCUS Report with computation of net capible 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. - | - (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 240.18a-7, as applicable. - [ (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. - □ (u) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the financial 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 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. - | (x) Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - [y] Report describing any material inadequacies found to 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: \*\* To request confidential treatment of certain portions of this filing, see 17 CFR 240.17a-5(d)(2), as applicable. {2}------------------------------------------------ # **SOUTHERN WEALTH SECURITIES, LLC** **Audited Balance Sheet** **December 31, 2022** {3}------------------------------------------------ ### **SOUTHERN WEALTH SECURITIES, LLC Table of Contents December 31, 2022** | Audited Financial Statements: | | |---------------------------------------------------------|---| | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 1 | | Balance Sheet | 2 | | Notes to Audited Financial Statements | 3 | - 4 - {4}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_4_Picture_0.jpeg) # **REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM** To the Member Southern Wealth Securities, LLC San Antonio, Texas ### *Opinion on the Financial Statements* We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Southern Wealth Securities, LLC ("SWS" or "Company") as of December 31, 2022, 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, 2022 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. ### *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 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. - 1 - ADKF, P.C. San Antonio, Texas February 17, 2023 We have served as the Company's auditor since 2019 ![](_page_4_Picture_19.jpeg) {5}------------------------------------------------ # **SOUTHERN WEALTH SECURITIES, LLC Balance Sheet December 31, 2022** | | 2022 | | |-------------------------------------------|------|---------| | ASSETS | | | | Current Assets: | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | \$ | 855,918 | | FINRA flex-funding account | | 6,006 | | Commissions receivable | | 5,666 | | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | 9,660 | | Total current assets | | 877,250 | | | | | | Total Assets | \$ | 877,250 | | LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY | | | | Current Liabilities: | | | | Due to member | \$ | - | | Total current liabilities | | - | | Member's Equity | | 877,250 | | | | | | Total Liabilities and Member's Equity | \$ | 877,250 | *See notes to audited financial statements.* {6}------------------------------------------------ # **NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES** *Nature of Operations:* Southern Wealth Securities, LLC (SWS) was created in the state of Texas on August 31, 2017 and became a registered broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) effective June 19, 2018. SWS is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). SWS deals almost exclusively in the sale of life insurance products, including Variable Universal Life (VUL) products. The SEC and FINRA consider the sale of VUL's to fall under the same laws and regulations as selling stocks and bonds. SWS retains all commissions and makes no payments of any kind to agents. *Basis of Accounting:* The financial statement haV been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. *Revenue Recognition:* The only source of revenues for SWS is from acting as a broker in the sale of life insurance policies. The Company has identified the performance obligation for these revenues as defined under ASC 606 to be satisfied at the execution of the policy as no further services are required or performed by SWS. The Company has no obligations to service the policy in any way subsequent to the initial sale. Initial commissions paid out at the time a policy is executed are recorded 100% as the amount is fixed and determinable. The policies also pay out commissions in varying amounts for the duration of the policies. These residual commissions have been identified by management as variable consideration to be estimated at the time revenue is recognized under ASC 606. The commissions vary based on the premium amounts, amounts funded by clients, changing commission rates throughout the policy term, and market returns for commissions calculated based on the CSV balances. The recognition and measurement of revenue is based on the assessment of individual contract terms. Significant judgement is required to determine whether constraints on variable consideration should be applied due to uncertain future events. SWS may receive commissions paid by the carrier at the inception of the policy as well as over time for as long as the policy remains active. SWS believes that its performance obligation is the sale of a new policy and as such the performance obligation is fulfilled on the date of issuance. Any initial up-front (first-year) commissions are known fixed amounts and are recognized on the issuance date. Annual renewal commissions, which are variable amounts, are recognized to the extent it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur once the uncertainty is resolved. Uncertainties may relate to the cancellation of a policy prior to a certain period, the determination of a policy asset value at a point in time, or the amount and timing of funds contributed by the policy holder. The determination of policy asset values at a point in time is further dependent on the timing and amount of contributions and returns on the underlying investments. SWS estimates this variable consideration and records revenue when the performance obligation has been met. On December 31, 2022 and 2021, commissions receivable reported on the balance sheet totaled \$5,666 and \$6,290 respectively. These commissions receivable represent revenues that have been accrued and are related to this variable consideration. No allowance for uncollectable accounts was necessary on December 31, 2022 or 2021. *Cash and Cash Equivalents:* Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances and highly liquid investments with an initial maturity of three months or less. *Income Taxes:* For federal income tax purposes, income and expenses of the Company are included in the tax return of the member. The Company is subject to the Texas margin tax. Management is not aware of any tax positions that would have a significant impact on its financial position. Its federal tax returns since inception remain subject to examination. {7}------------------------------------------------ # **NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – continued** *Concentration of Credit Risk:* Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are principally cash and accounts receivable. The Company performs on-going credit evaluations and generally requires no collateral from customers. The Company places its temporary cash investments with major banks which, from time-to-time, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company periodically assesses the financial condition and believes the risk of loss is minimal. *Subsequent Events:* Subsequent events have been evaluated by management through the date of the independent registered public accounting firm's report. Material subsequent events, if any, are disclosed in a separate footnote to these financial statements. *Use of Estimates:* The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles 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 year. Actual results could differ from those estimates. # **NOTE B - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS** SWS has a management fee agreement with its sole member, Southern Wealth Management, LLP (SWM). The agreement automatically renews each January 1 for the next 12-month period, unless rescinded by either party. Under the terms of this agreement, SWS pays \$9,000 per month to SWM for substantially all of its general and administrative, management and accounting services. Fees under this agreement totaled \$108,000 in 2022. # **NOTE C – REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS** Pursuant to the Basic Uniform Net Capital provisions of the Securities and Exchanges Commission, SWS is required to maintain a minimum net capital, as defined in such provision. Further, the provisions require that the ratio of aggregate indebtedness, as defined, to net capital shall not exceed 15 to 1. Net capital and the related net capital ratio may fluctuate on a daily basis. On December 31, 2022, SWS had net capital of \$854,885 and net capital requirements of \$5,000. The Company's aggregate indebtedness to net capital ratio was 0 to 1 which is in compliance with the required ratio of 15 to 1. Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.