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It’s 1-SA filing season again for Regulation A filers, and time to make some observations about the consequences of not filing. We have encountered more than three companies in the last three months that have not filed all (or in one case, any) of their ongoing filings, and yet have requalified their offerings or qualified new offerings. This is a problem. Let’s start with the ongoing reporting requirements. Assuming a Reg A filer has a December year-end, under Rule 257 it has to file its…

It’s 1-SA filing season again for Regulation A filers, and time to make some observations about the consequences of not filing. We have encountered more than three companies in the last three months that have not filed all (or in one case, any) of their ongoing filings, and yet have requalified their offerings or qualified new offerings. This is a problem. Let’s start with the ongoing reporting requirements. Assuming a Reg A filer has a December year-end, under Rule 257 it has to file its…

It’s 1-SA filing season again for Regulation A filers, and time to make some observations about the consequences of not filing. We have encountered more than three companies in the last three months that have not filed all (or in one case, any) of their ongoing filings, and yet have requalified their offerings or qualified new offerings. This is a problem. Let’s start with the ongoing reporting requirements. Assuming a Reg A filer has a December year-end, under Rule 257 it has to file its…

So May 2 marked the due date for most companies in the crowdfunding world to file their annual reports on Form 1-K or C-AR. And many companies didn’t. Do I need to remind you that in order to make an offering under either Reg A or Reg CF, if you have made offerings under that exemption before, you have to have made ALL ongoing reports required by the exemption in the previous two years before relying on that exemption again? Apparently I do. Now for some companies, it’s possible to get back…

So May 2 marked the due date for most companies in the crowdfunding world to file their annual reports on Form 1-K or C-AR. And many companies didn’t. Do I need to remind you that in order to make an offering under either Reg A or Reg CF, if you have made offerings under that exemption before, you have to have made ALL ongoing reports required by the exemption in the previous two years before relying on that exemption again? Apparently I do. Now for some companies, it’s possible to get back…

So May 2 marked the due date for most companies in the crowdfunding world to file their annual reports on Form 1-K or C-AR. And many companies didn’t. Do I need to remind you that in order to make an offering under either Reg A or Reg CF, if you have made offerings under that exemption before, you have to have made ALL ongoing reports required by the exemption in the previous two years before relying on that exemption again? Apparently I do. Now for some companies, it’s possible to get back…

So May 2 marked the due date for most companies in the crowdfunding world to file their annual reports on Form 1-K or C-AR. And many companies didn’t. Do I need to remind you that in order to make an offering under either Reg A or Reg CF, if you have made offerings under that exemption before, you have to have made ALL ongoing reports required by the exemption in the previous two years before relying on that exemption again? Apparently I do. Now for some companies, it’s possible to get back…

So May 2 marked the due date for most companies in the crowdfunding world to file their annual reports on Form 1-K or C-AR. And many companies didn’t. Do I need to remind you that in order to make an offering under either Reg A or Reg CF, if you have made offerings under that exemption before, you have to have made ALL ongoing reports required by the exemption in the previous two years before relying on that exemption again? Apparently I do. Now for some companies, it’s possible to get back…

So May 2 marked the due date for most companies in the crowdfunding world to file their annual reports on Form 1-K or C-AR. And many companies didn’t. Do I need to remind you that in order to make an offering under either Reg A or Reg CF, if you have made offerings under that exemption before, you have to have made ALL ongoing reports required by the exemption in the previous two years before relying on that exemption again? Apparently I do. Now for some companies, it’s possible to get back…

So May 2 marked the due date for most companies in the crowdfunding world to file their annual reports on Form 1-K or C-AR. And many companies didn’t. Do I need to remind you that in order to make an offering under either Reg A or Reg CF, if you have made offerings under that exemption before, you have to have made ALL ongoing reports required by the exemption in the previous two years before relying on that exemption again? Apparently I do. Now for some companies, it’s possible to get back…