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The Company’s stock symbol is FGCO.
+Added: Financial Gravity is a parent company of best of breed financial
+Added: services companies including brokerage, wealth management, estate planning, family office services, risk management, business
+Added: and personal tax planning, business consulting, and financial advisor services.
+Added: Financial Gravity's mission is to synergistically
+Added: bring together companies that create symbiotic advantages to each other in order to bring a complete financial experience to the
+Added: clients that we serve.
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Business Overview
−Removed: The Company was incorporated in Nevada
−Removed: on December 5, 2005 as Kat Racing, Inc.
−Removed: On January 4, 2013, the Articles of Incorporation were amended to change the name of the
−Removed: Company to Prairie West Oil & Gas, Ltd.
−Removed: On July 26, 2013, the Articles of Incorporation were amended to change the name of
−Removed: the Company to Pacific Oil Company.
−Removed: On October 31, 2016, following a reverse merger transaction (the “Merger”), the
−Removed: Articles of Incorporation were amended to change the name of the Company to Financial Gravity Companies, Inc.
−Removed: The accounting acquirer (legal acquiree)
−Removed: in the Merger, Financial Gravity Holdings, Inc.
−Removed: (“Financial Gravity Holdings”), was incorporated in Texas on September
−Removed: On the effective date of the Merger, the business of Financial Gravity Holdings became the only business of Pacific Oil
−Removed: Company (currently named Financial Gravity Companies, Inc.).
−Removed: Also pursuant to the Merger, each of the
−Removed: shares of Financial Gravity Holdings common stock issued and outstanding prior to the Merger was automatically converted into and
−Removed: exchangeable for an equivalent number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Company common stock.
−Removed: The accounting acquirer (legal acquiree)
−Removed: in the reverse merger transaction, Financial Gravity Holdings, is now a subsidiary of the Company.
−Removed: Business Legacy, Inc., founded
−Removed: in 2002, and Pollock Advisory Group, founded in 2007, were added on September 29, 2014, as subsidiaries.
−Removed: During fiscal year 2015,
−Removed: the Company acquired as additional subsidiaries, Cloud9b2b, LLC and SASH Corporation (dba Metro Data Processing).
−Removed: During fiscal
−Removed: year 2016, the Company acquired an additional subsidiary, Tax Coach Software, LLC.
−Removed: The Company and its subsidiaries deliver a wide
−Removed: range of accounting, tax planning and management services to high net worth individuals and businesses nationwide.
−Removed: Organic growth has come in four key areas.
−Removed: Partner Program
−Removed: Tax Services, including Tax Blueprint®
−Removed: and ongoing Tax Operating System®
−Removed: Wealth Management Services
−Removed: Other Products and Services (Insurance and other miscellaneous products and services).
−Removed: All future growth is expected to
−Removed: come from these four key areas, as well as through organic growth, acquisitions, and strategic alliances.
−Removed: Products and Services
+Added: On October 31, 2016, following a reverse
+Added: merger transaction with Pacific Oil Company, the Articles of Incorporation were amended to change the name of the Company to Financial
+Added: Gravity Companies, Inc.
+Added: Sofos Investments, Inc.
+Added: (formerly Financial
+Added: Gravity Wealth, Inc.), Financial Gravity Tax, Inc., MPath Advisor Resources, LLC (formerly Financial Gravity Business, LLC), Financial
+Added: Gravity Ventures, LLC and Tax Master Network, LLC, are Company subsidiaries that deliver a wide range of investment and financial
+Added: advice, support for financial advisors, tax planning and management services to high net worth individuals and businesses nationwide.
+Added: On September 30, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire 100%
+Added: of the shares of stock of Presidential Brokerage, Inc, a California corporation (“Forta”).
+Added: Subsequent to the entering
+Added: into the agreement, Forta changed it’s name to Forta Financial Group, Inc.
+Added: (“Forta”).
+Added: Upon completion of the
+Added: acquisition of the Forta stock, Forta will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
+Added: Forta is a broker-dealer, a registered
+Added: investment advisor, and a licensed insurance agent.
+Added: It primarily operates in Colorado.
+Added: The merger is subject to FINRA approval
+Added: and will be finalized upon such approval.
The following outline briefly describes
Financial Gravity’s various subsidiaries and the products and services they offer:
−Removed: Financial Gravity Holdings, Inc.
−Removed: Financial Gravity Holdings engages in the acquisition and integration of financial and other businesses which will deliver a wide
−Removed: range of accounting, tax planning and management services to high net worth individuals and businesses in the Dallas/Fort Worth
−Removed: Financial Gravity Operations,
−Removed: Financial Gravity Operations manages operational expenses for the shared services of the subsidiaries.
−Removed: integrates the delivery of Financial Gravity Tax, Business, and Wealth Solutions to Financial Gravity’s growing
−Removed: customer base around the country.
−Removed: This integration is what sets Financial Gravity apart from its peers.
+Added: Sofos Investments, Inc.
+Added: (Financial Gravity
+Added: Wealth, Inc.) (“Sofos”) Sofos is a registered investment advisor (“RIA”), registered with the Securities
+Added: and Exchange Commission, and provides asset management services to individuals and businesses, including financial planning, wealth
+Added: management and money management.
Financial Gravity Tax, Inc.
−Removed: Business Legacy, Inc.
−Removed: Financial Gravity Tax is a bookkeeping, tax planning and payroll service provider for
−Removed: small companies and individuals.
−Removed: Financial Gravity has developed a precise procedure that has proven to be very successful in delivering
−Removed: lower taxes, higher profit, and greater wealth for small business owners.
−Removed: The process begins with an extensive and comprehensive
−Removed: review of the client’s needs.
−Removed: This assessment sets the requirements for the program that is subsequently developed.
−Removed: step is to use the client’s custom Tax Blueprint®
−Removed: to build that business entity and documentation that captures the identified
−Removed: Financial Gravity Wealth, Inc.
−Removed: Pollock Advisory Group, Inc.
−Removed: Financial Gravity Wealth is a registered investment advisor and provides asset
−Removed: management services.
−Removed: An RIA is an advisor or firm engaged in financial planning and wealth management business and is registered
−Removed: either with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or state securities authorities.
−Removed: An RIA has a fiduciary duty to its clients,
−Removed: which means that the RIA has a fundamental obligation to provide suitable investment advice and always act in the clients’
−Removed: best interests.
−Removed: Financial Gravity Business, LLC formerly
−Removed: Cloud9b2b, LLC Financial Gravity Business provides business consulting services to Small Business Owners
−Removed: that identify way to leverage a business’
−Removed: current assets (people, platforms and processes) and reduce exposure to risk, both
−Removed: short-term and long-term, while simplifying the business and increasing profitability.
−Removed: Financial Gravity Business is the only non-product
−Removed: centric business system for financial advisors that helps them serve the needs of the small business owner without needing to sell
−Removed: a financial services product such as a life insurance policy or a 401(k) plan.
−Removed: To broaden the skillset of CPAs, the Company has
−Removed: created the Certified Tax Master®
−Removed: designation and partner program for CPA’s and Enrolled Agents.
−Removed: Financial Gravity Ventures, LLC formerly
−Removed: Cloud9Accelerator, LLC Financial Gravity Ventures holds acquired companies and business assets until they are integrated into
−Removed: the main stream Financial Gravity business structure.
+Added: Gravity Tax was a tax planning service provider for small companies and individuals.
+Added: The Tax Operating System, is a system for
+Added: integrating and executing tax planning strategies.
+Added: This is offered via subscription for member tax professionals.
+Added: Financial Gravity
+Added: Tax had a small bookkeeping and payroll service businesses, but those business lines were either sold or shut down in 2019.
+Added: business lines and customers of Financial Gravity Tax was sold in October 2019 and the legal entity isn’t active currently.
+Added: Tax Master Network, LLC Tax Master
+Added: provides three primary services including monthly subscriptions to the Tax Master Network systems, coaching and email
+Added: marketing services.
+Added: Tax Master Network (“TMN”) currently supports over 300 Certified Public Accountants (“CPA”)
+Added: and Enrolled Agent professionals, training them to add crucial tax planning services to support clients.
+Added: TMN has developed the
+Added: Certified Tax Master®
+Added: for this group and includes client acquisition and retention systems.
+Added: TMN also offers tax planning services
+Added: through the Tax Blueprint®.
+Added: The process begins with an extensive and comprehensive review of the client’s needs.
+Added: assessment sets the requirements for the program that is subsequently developed.
+Added: The second step is to use the client’s
+Added: custom Tax Blueprint®
+Added: to capture the identified tax savings.
+Added: The Tax Blueprint®
+Added: is delivered to the client as a guide
+Added: to implementation of the identified tax savings strategies.
+Added: MPath Advisor Resources, LLC (formerly
+Added: Financial Gravity Business, LLC.) (“MPath”) MPath is an insurance marketing organization and provides insurance
+Added: products and services to insurance agents or agencies.
+Added: Financial Gravity Ventures, LLC .
+Added: Financial Gravity Ventures was established to hold acquired companies and business assets until they are integrated into the mainstream
+Added: Financial Gravity business structure.
Sash Corporation dba Metro Data Processing ,
−Removed: Metro Data Processing provides payroll services, software and support solutions to business owners.
−Removed: The business accounts of Sash
−Removed: Corporation dba Metro Data Processing (MDP) were sold to Automatic Data Processing (ADP) during fiscal 2018.
−Removed: Subsequent to the
−Removed: sale, MDP filed for dissolution and all financial accounts were closed prior to fiscal year end.
−Removed: Tax Master Network, LLC formerly Tax
−Removed: Coach Software, LLC Tax Master Network®
−Removed: provides three primary services including monthly subscriptions
−Removed: to the “TaxCoach”
−Removed: software system, coaching and email marketing services.
−Removed: Tax Coach Software (TCS) was a key acquisition
−Removed: in fiscal year 2016.
−Removed: TCS supports over 550 CPA and Enrolled Agent professionals, training them to add crucial tax planning services
−Removed: to support clients.
−Removed: TCS developed the Certified Tax Master®
−Removed: for this group and rolled out new client systems in mid-2016.
+Added: based in Tulsa, OK was the Company’s first acquisition and Metro Data Processing was based in Tulsa, OK.
+Added: The client list
+Added: was sold to ADP in 2018.
+Added: This entity is now inactive and awaiting dissolution.
+Added: Financial Group, Inc.
+Added: (formerlyh Presidential Brokerage, Inc.) On September 30, 2019, the Company entered into a merger agreement
+Added: with Forta, to acquire Forta in exchange for Company stock.
+Added: The merger is awaiting FINRA approval.
+Added: When approved, the Forta shareholders
+Added: will own more than 50% of the Company.
+Added: Forta is a broker dealer, registered investment advisor and an insurance brokerage, subject
+Added: to FINRA, SEC and insurance regulation.
+Added: Organic growth has come in three key areas.
+Added: Tax Services and financial advisory services, including Tax Blueprint®
+Added: and ongoing Tax Operating System®
+Added: Brokerage and
+Added: Wealth Management Services –
+Added: and brokerage services after the Forta acquisition and money management
+Added: Other Products and Services (Insurance and other miscellaneous products and services).
+Added: All future growth is expected to come from
+Added: these key areas, organic growth, acquisitions, and strategic alliances.
The market is comprised of a very large
−Removed: selection of varied suppliers that provide financial advisory, accounting, and tax needs.
−Removed: These include accounting firms, certified
−Removed: public accountants (“CPA's”), bookkeeping businesses, estate planners, lawyers, wealth management consultants, estate
−Removed: offices, private offices, banks, and large financial institutions.
−Removed: However, many of these firms are either too big to provide the
−Removed: customized services that small business owners are seeking, are too expensive, or simply do not have the customized services that
−Removed: Financial Gravity offers to meet the needs of small business owners and high net worth individuals.
−Removed: Financial Gravity has a unique product
−Removed: and service delivery model that has been proven to work over the past years.
−Removed: Financial Gravity believes that its superior products,
−Removed: services and overall customer service will enable it to achieve its target sales and revenue.
−Removed: In addition, Financial Gravity considers
−Removed: a number of its small to medium-sized business competitors to potentially be attractive acquisition targets.
+Added: selection of varied suppliers that provide investment advisory and brokerage, financial advisory, accounting, and tax services.
+Added: These include accounting firms, tax preparers, estate planners, lawyers, wealth management advisors, banks, and large financial
+Added: institutions.
+Added: However, many of these firms are not able to provide the customized services that small business owners are seeking,
+Added: or simply do not have each of the customized services that Financial Gravity offers to meet the needs of small business owners
+Added: and high net worth individuals at the price that Financial Gravity offers.
+Added: Financial Gravity’s service delivery model has been proven
+Added: to work over the past years.
+Added: Financial Gravity believes that its superior products, services and overall customer service will
+Added: enable it to achieve sales and revenue growth.
Intellectual Property
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From time to time, the Company is a party
−Removed: to or otherwise involved in legal proceedings, claims and other legal matters, arising in the ordinary course of its business or
−Removed: A subsidiary of the Company is currently involved in one legal proceeding, the outcome of which will not be material
−Removed: to its ability to operate or market its services, its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
+Added: to or otherwise involved in legal proceedings, claims and other legal matters, arising in the ordinary course of its business
+Added: or otherwise.
+Added: It is management’s opinion that there are no legal proceedings the outcome of which will be material to its
+Added: ability to operate or market its services, its consolidated financial position, operating results or cash flows.
Government Regulation
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