2024-11-05 | Information Notice 11/5/24Added · Updated
FINRA establishes the electronic filing due dates for Annual Reports, FOCUS Reports, Form Custody, and supplemental schedules for member firms for the period spanning 2025 and the first quarter of 2026. The notice specifies deadlines for various filings, including a 30-day extension for Annual Reports for firms meeting specific SEC conditions, and defines eligibility thresholds for Form OBS, Supplemental Inventory Schedule, and Supplemental Liquidity Schedule. All required submissions must be filed electronically via FINRA Gateway by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the listed dates.
2025 and First Quarter of 2026 Report Filing Due Dates Annual Report; FOCUS; Form Custody; Supplemental Statement of Income (SSOI); Supplemental Schedule for Derivatives and Other Off-Balance Sheet Items (OBS); Supplemental Inventory Schedule (SIS); and Supplemental Liquidity Schedule (SLS) Summary To assist members in their financial reporting obligations, FINRA is issuing this Notice to provide the due dates for Annual Report, Financial and Operational Combined Uniform Single (FOCUS), Form Custody, and supplemental FOCUS Report filings that are due in 2025 or the first quarter of 2026. FINRA reminds members that all such filings they submit to FINRA must be made electronically through FINRA Gateway. The due dates set forth in this Notice refer solely to the filings that are specified in the Notice and are required under SEA Rule 17a-5 or FINRA Rule 4524. These due dates take into account the federal holiday calendar as appropriate. Questions regarding this Notice should be directed to your firm’s Risk Monitoring Analyst. Background Annual Report Firms must submit their annual reports to FINRA in electronic form.1 Pursuant to SEA Rule 17a-5(d)(6), firms must also file the report at the regional office of the SEC in which the firm has its principal place of business and the SEC’s principal office in Washington, DC. FINRA reminds members that the SEC has a process for electronic filing of annual reports, in lieu of filing in paper form, which the SEC simplified and updated in January 2017.2 1 Information Notice Suggested Routing X Compliance X Legal X Operations X Regulatory Reporting X Senior Management Key Topic(s) X Annual Report Filings X FOCUS Report Filings X Form Custody Filings X Supplemental Inventory Schedule X Supplemental Liquidity Schedule X Supplemental Schedule for Derivatives and Other Off-Balance Sheet Items X Supplemental Statement of Income Referenced Rules and Notices X Information Notice 6/3/21 X FINRA Rule 4524 X Regulatory Notice 11-46 X Regulatory Notice 12-11 X Regulatory Notice 14-43 X Regulatory Notice 16-11 X Regulatory Notice 17-07 X Regulatory Notice 21-05 X Regulatory Notice 21-31 X SEA Rule 15c3-1 X SEA Rule 15c3-3 X SEA Rule 17a-5 November 5, 2024
In February 2021, the SEC issued an order3 that permits specified firms an additional 30 calendar days to file their annual reports as required pursuant to SEA Rule 17a-5(d), subject to certain conditions. The SEC’s order, in response to a request by FINRA, is designed to ease potential burdens that smaller members may face in obtaining audit services. Members that meet the conditions set forth in the SEC’s order and wish to avail themselves of the 30-day extension must provide notification to FINRA as described further in Regulatory Notice 21-05. 4 Rule 17a-5(d)(6) requires firms that are members of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) to file the annual report with SIPC. Through an agreement between SIPC and FINRA,5 when a firm that is a SIPC member files an annual report through FINRA Gateway, this will also constitute filing with SIPC. Members may consult the SIPC website for further information. Filings are due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the due dates listed in this Notice. Annual Reports Period Ending Due Date Due Date for Firms That Meet Conditions for 30-Day Extension November 30, 2024 January 29, 2025 February 28, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 3, 2025 March 31, 2025 January 31, 2025 April 1, 2025 May 1, 2025 February 28, 2025 April 29, 2025 May 29, 2025 March 31, 2025 May 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 April 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 July 29, 2025 May 31, 2025 July 30, 2025 August 29, 2025 June 30, 2025 August 29, 2025 September 29, 2025 July 31, 2025 September 29, 2025 October 29, 2025 August 31, 2025 October 30, 2025 December 1, 2025 September 30, 2025 December 1, 2025 December 29, 2025 October 31, 2025 December 30, 2025 January 29, 2026 November 30, 2025 January 29, 2026 March 2, 2026 December 31, 2025 March 2, 2026 March 31, 2026 2 Information Notice November 5, 2024
FOCUS Reports Firms must submit their FOCUS Reports electronically through the eFOCUS System available via FINRA Gateway. For information about completing the FOCUS Report, please see FINRA’s guidance on eFOCUS submission. Monthly and Fifth6 FOCUS Part II/IIA Filings Period Ending Due Date January 31, 2025 February 26, 2025 February 28, 2025 March 25, 2025 April 30, 2025 May 23, 2025 May 31, 2025 June 25, 2025 July 31, 2025 August 25, 2025 August 31, 2025 September 24, 2025 October 31, 2025 November 26, 2025 November 30, 2025 December 23, 2025 Quarterly FOCUS Part II/IIA Filings Quarter Ending Due Date December 31, 2024 January 27, 2025 March 31, 2025 April 23, 2025 June 30, 2025 July 24, 2025 September 30, 2025 October 24, 2025 December 31, 2025 January 27, 2026 Annual Schedule I Filings Period Due Date 2024 January 27, 2025 2025 January 27, 2026 Information Notice 3 November 5, 2024
Form Custody Firms are required to file Form Custody pursuant to SEA Rule 17a-5(a)(5). Form Custody Filings Quarter Ending Due Date December 31, 2024 January 27, 2025 March 31, 2025 April 23, 2025 June 30, 2025 July 24, 2025 September 30, 2025 October 24, 2025 December 31, 2025 January 27, 2026 Supplemental Statement of Income (SSOI) Firms must file the SSOI on a quarterly basis.7 SSOI Filings Quarter Ending Due Date December 31, 2024 January 30, 2025 March 31, 2025 April 28, 2025 June 30, 2025 July 29, 2025 September 30, 2025 October 29, 2025 December 31, 2025 January 30, 2026 Supplemental Schedule for Derivatives and Other Off-Balance Sheet Items (Form OBS) Unless subject to the de minimis exception, the Form OBS must be filed by (1) all member firms that self-clear their proprietary transactions or clear transactions for others or carry customer accounts; and (2) all other member firms that have, pursuant to SEA Rule 15c3-1, a minimum dollar net capital requirement equal to or greater than $100,000 and at least $10 million in reportable items pursuant to the Form OBS.8 Any firm that is required to file the Form OBS must do so as of the last day of a reporting period within 22 business days of the end of each calendar quarter by using the eFOCUS system. A firm that claims the de minimis exception must affirmatively indicate through the eFOCUS system that no filing is required for the reporting period. For more information on the Form OBS, including Frequently Asked Questions, please see the Derivatives and Other Off-Balance Sheet Items (OBS) page. 4 Information Notice November 5, 2024
Form OBS Filings Quarter Ending Due Date December 31, 2024 February 3, 2025 March 31, 2025 April 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 July 31, 2025 September 30, 2025 October 31, 2025 December 31, 2025 February 3, 2026 Supplemental Inventory Schedule (SIS) The SIS must be filed by a firm that is required to file FOCUS Report Part IIA or FOGS Report Part I, with inventory positions as of the end of the FOCUS or FOGS reporting period, unless the firm has (1) a minimum dollar net capital or liquid capital requirement of less than $100,000; or (2) inventory positions consisting only of money market mutual funds.9 A firm with inventory positions consisting only of money market mutual funds must affirmatively indicate through the eFOCUS system that no SIS filing is required for the reporting period. FINRA reminds members that in 2021 FINRA revised10 the SIS so that members that are filers of FOCUS Report Part II are no longer required to file the SIS. SIS Filings Month Ending Due Date December 31, 2024 January 30, 2025 January 31, 2025 March 3, 2025 February 28, 2025 March 28, 2025 March 31, 2025 April 28, 2025 April 30, 2025 May 29, 2025 May 31, 2025 June 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 July 29, 2025 July 31, 2025 August 28, 2025 August 31, 2025 September 29, 2025 September 30, 2025 October 29, 2025 October 31, 2025 December 2, 2025 November 30, 2025 December 29, 2025 December 31, 2025 January 30, 2026 Information Notice 5 November 5, 2024
Supplemental Liquidity Schedule (SLS) The SLS must be filed by each carrying member with $25 million or more in free credit balances, as defined under SEA Rule 15c3-3(a)(8), and by each member whose aggregate amount outstanding under repurchase agreements, securities loan contracts and bank loans is equal to or greater than $1 billion, as reported on the member’s most recently filed FOCUS Report, unless otherwise permitted by FINRA in writing.11 The SLS must be completed as of the last business day of each month and filed within 24 business days after the end of the month. A member need not file the SLS for any period where the member does not meet the $25 million or $1 billion thresholds. SLS Filings Month Ending Due Date December 31, 2024 February 5, 2025 January 31, 2025 March 7, 2025 February 28, 2025 April 3, 2025 March 31, 2025 May 2, 2025 April 30, 2025 June 4, 2025 May 31, 2025 July 7, 2025 June 30, 2025 August 4, 2025 July 31, 2025 September 4, 2025 August 31, 2025 October 3, 2025 September 30, 2025 November 4, 2025 October 31, 2025 December 8, 2025 November 30, 2025 January 5, 2026 December 31, 2025 February 5, 2026 FINRA Gateway and Entitlements FINRA reminds firms that they must use their current FINRA entitlement user ID and password to access FINRA Gateway. Questions regarding access to FINRA Gateway should be directed to the firm’s Super Account Administrator (SAA). Questions regarding the filing of reports, the resetting of passwords or general technical concerns regarding system requirements should be directed to FINRA Business and Technology Support Services at (800) 321-6273. 6 Information Notice November 5, 2024