CANNAINVESTOR Magazine U.S. Privately Held June/July 2018 | Page 184

EMERALD COAST

HOLDING COMPANY

When we started the formation of this company, our primary task was developing a business model that would avail our investors with the maximum tax advantages, under Internal Revenue Code Section 280-E. After we initiated our developmental stage, and after consulting with numerous professionals in the legal and tax professions, we realized that our model would also protect investors from criminal or civil liabilities, stemming from any local or state issued commercial cannabis licenses, held by our Family of Companies. We have created a three-stage legal and tax liability filter, between our investors and the operational status of any Licensed cannabis operations within our Emerald Coast brand.

Our investors DO NOT invest directly in any cannabis operations. Therefore, ECHC may open bank accounts, deduct standard business deductions with the IRS, and valuate its shares based on products and services that are NOT directly linked to any cannabis licenses or operations. Our investment portfolio is favorably positioned so that our attorneys can defend our assets against any unwarranted law enforcement interventions. But more importantly, our operations are designed to withstand the test of any criminal prosecution probes, in order to avoid any legal or financial liabilities in the first place. ECHC is built to last. We are the solution that investors have been looking for.

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The Federal Problem:

How Emerald Coast Holding Company has addressed this dilemma through layered investment portfolios in ancillary

products and services.