Securities and Exchange Commission v. Wellco Energy, L.L.C. et al

Filing 89

ORDER APPOINTING TAX ADMINISTRATOR by Chief Judge Marcia S. Krieger on 2/5/16.(msksec, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Chief Judge Marcia S. Krieger
Case No. 09-cv-01114-MSK-KLM
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
v.
WELLCO ENERGY, LLC,
JUSTIN WILLIAM RIFKIN, and
DUSTIN D. WHITE,
Defendants.
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ORDER APPOINTING TAX ADMINISTRATOR
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The Court, having reviewed Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission’s
(“SEC” or “Commission”) Motion to Appoint A Tax Administrator and for
good cause shown,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. Damasco & Associates LLP is appointed as Tax Administrator to execute all income
tax reporting requirements, including the preparation and filing of tax returns, for all funds under
the Court’s jurisdiction in this case (the “Distribution Fund”).
2. Damasco & Associates LLP shall be designated the Tax Administrator of the
Distribution Fund, pursuant to section 468B(g) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), 26 U.S.C. §
468B(g), and related regulations, and shall satisfy the administrative requirements imposed by
those regulations, including but not limited to (a) obtaining a taxpayer identification number, (b)
filing applicable federal, state, and local tax returns and paying taxes reported thereon out of the
Distribution Fund, and (c) satisfying any information, reporting, or withholding requirements

imposed on distributions from the Distribution Fund. Upon request, the Tax Administrator shall
provide copies of any filings to the Commission’s counsel of record.
3. The Tax Administrator shall be entitled to charge reasonable fees and expenses for tax
compliance services in accordance with its agreement with the Commission.
4. The Commission staff is authorized to approve and arrange payment of all future tax
obligations and tax administrator fees and expenses owed by the Distribution Fund directly from the
Distribution Fund without further order of the Court.
DATED this 5th day of February, 2016.

BY THE COURT:

Marcia S. Krieger
Chief United States District Judge