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        <ExplanationTxt>CASCALE IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") AND SECTION 23701E OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE, RESPECTIVELY. ON APRIL 14, 2022, HIGG HOLDING (THE WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF CASCALE) ENTERED INTO A PLAN OF REORGANIZATION IN WHICH HIGG HOLDING WAS MERGED INTO HIGG INC. IN A NON-TAXABLE TRANSACTION. INCOME OF HIGG HOLDING COMPANY WAS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. CASCALE ACCOUNTS FOR INCOME TAXES UNDER THE ASSET AND LIABILITY METHOD, WHICH REQUIRES THE RECOGNITION OF DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR THE EXPECTED FUTURE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS METHOD, CASCALE DETERMINES DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ON THE BASIS OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TAX BASES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES BY USING ENACTED TAX RATES IN EFFECT FOR THE YEAR IN WHICH THE DIFFERENCES ARE EXPECTED TO REVERSE. THE EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN TAX RATES ON DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES IS RECOGNIZED IN INCOME IN THE PERIOD THAT INCLUDES THE ENACTMENT DATE. CASCALE RECOGNIZES DEFERRED TAX ASSETS TO THE EXTENT THAT CASCALE BELIEVES THAT THESE ASSETS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE REALIZED. IN MAKING SUCH A DETERMINATION, CASCALE CONSIDERS ALL AVAILABLE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EVIDENCE, INCLUDING FUTURE REVERSALS OF EXISTING TAXABLE TEMPORARY DIFFERENCES, PROJECTED FUTURE TAXABLE INCOME, TAX-PLANNING STRATEGIES, AND RESULTS OF RECENT OPERATIONS. IF CASCALE DETERMINES THAT CASCALE WOULD BE ABLE TO REALIZE ITS DEFERRED TAX ASSETS IN THE FUTURE IN EXCESS OF ITS NET RECORDED AMOUNT, CASCALE WOULD MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE DEFERRED TAX ASSET VALUATION ALLOWANCE, WHICH WOULD REDUCE THE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. CASCALE RECORDS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC 740 ON THE BASIS OF A TWO-STEP PROCESS IN WHICH (1) CASCALE DETERMINES WHETHER IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED ON THE BASIS OF THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION AND (2) FOR THOSE TAX POSITIONS THAT MEET THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD, CASCALE RECOGNIZES THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX BENEFIT THAT IS MORE THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELY TO BE REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH THE RELATED TAX AUTHORITY. CASCALE RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS ON THE INCOME TAX BENEFIT LINE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ARE INCLUDED ON THE RELATED TAX LIABILITY LINE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. THE COMPONENTS OF INCOME TAX PROVISION WERE AS FOLLOWS AS OF DECEMBER 31: 2023 2022 DEFERRED: FEDERAL $0 $(1,653,153) STATE 0 (48,989) TOTAL DEFERRED $0 $(1,702,142) AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, SIGNIFICANT RECONCILING ITEMS BETWEEN CASCALE'S CORPORATE TAX RATE AND EFFECTIVE TAX RATE INCLUDE THE STATE TAX PROVISION, NET OF FEDERAL BENEFIT, AND PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT FLOW-THROUGH PERMANENT ITEMS. AS A RESULT OF THE APRIL 14, 2022 MERGER, THE REMAINING DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF HIGG HOLDING WERE TRANSFERRED TO HIGG INC. CONCURRENTLY, CASCALE ENTERED INTO A STOCK REPURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH HIGG INC. WHEREBY CASCALE SOLD 4,097,772 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK TO HIGG INC. AT $4.8807 PER SHARE, FOR AN AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE OF $19,999,996. AFTER THE SHARE TRANSFER, CASCALE OWNED 6,817,228 OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK OR 19.078% OF HIGG INC. ANY GAIN RESULTING FROM THIS SALE OR REDEMPTION OF SHARES WOULD BE NON-TAXABLE DUE TO THE TAX EXEMPT STATUS OF CASCALE. DUE TO THE TRANSFER OF THE DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES TO A NON-CONTROLLED ENTITY AND THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF CASCALE, THE REMAINING DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES WERE WRITTEN-OFF AS OF THE DATE OF THE TRANSACTION. AS OF BOTH DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, CASCALE HAD NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. CASCALE DOES NOT EXPECT ANY MATERIAL CHANGES TO ITS UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. AS A RESULT, CASCALE DID NOT RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE. CASCALE FILES FEDERAL AND STATE CORPORATION INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND IS EXPECTED TO BE SUBJECT TO MINIMUM AND FRANCHISE TAXES IN VARIOUS STATE TAX JURISDICTIONS DUE TO ITS PASS-THROUGH INVESTMENT. CASCALE IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES SINCE INCEPTION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>DURING THE 2023 TAX YEAR, CASCALE, INC., MADE A SEVERANCE PAYMENT TO AN INDIVIDUAL IN SETTLEMENT OF THAT INDIVIDUAL'S CLAIMS PURSUANT TO A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT THAT WAS VOLUNTARILY ENTERED INTO BY THE PARTIES ON OR AROUND OCTOBER 26, 2023.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>CASCALE SHALL HAVE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: VOTING MEMBERS AND AFFILIATE MEMBERS. ADDITIONAL MEMBERSHIP CLASSES MAY BE ADDED THROUGH AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS. VOTING MEMBERS: DIRECT PARTICIPANTS IN THE VALUE CHAIN OF APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR PRODUCT OR PACKAGING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RETAILERS, BRANDS AND MANUFACTURERS, ARE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME VOTING MEMBERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY ADD ADDITIONAL PRODUCT CATEGORIES AT ITS DISCRETION. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO BECOME VOTING MEMBERS. EACH MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION WILL BE REVIEWED TO VERIFY THAT THE APPLICANT MEETS THE MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA. TO BE IN GOOD STANDING, VOTING MEMBERS MUST BE CURRENT ON THEIR DUES. AFFILIATE MEMBERS: AFFILIATE MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS AND WORKING GROUPS. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS MAY VOTE ON DECISIONS MADE BY THE VOTING MEMBERSHIP; NO OTHER AFFILIATE MEMBERS MAY VOTE. AFFILIATE MEMBERS WILL SIGN AN AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT STIPULATING CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP. AFFILIATE MEMBERS THAT MAKE SIGNIFICANT IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL TO SAC MAY BE GRANTED VOTING RIGHTS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. TO BE IN GOOD STANDING, AFFILIATE MEMBERS MUST BE CURRENT ON THEIR DUES. EACH VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE (1) VOTE ON EACH MATTER SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE VOTING MEMBERS. THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE OPEN TO ALL CASCALE VOTING MEMBERS. EACH DIRECTOR IS ENTITLED TO ONE (1) VOTE. VOTING MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS AND THE ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UPON DISSOLUTION OR WINDING UP, ALL OF THE CORPORATION'S REMAINING ASSETS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO THE MEMBERS OR TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT IS THEN QUALIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(6) OR SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL IDEALLY CONSIST OF 12 TO 15 AND NO MORE THAN 20 MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE VOTING MEMBERSHIP, WITH THE EXACT NUMBER TO BE FIXED FROM TIME TO TIME, AS DECIDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTORSHIPS SHALL BE PUT FORWARD ACCORDING TO GUIDELINES SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES. SUBJECT TO SUCH REQUIREMENTS, DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES OF VOTING MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION AS A DIRECTOR. OTHER NON-VOTING MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION AS A DIRECTOR. OTHER NON-VOTING MEMBERS' REPRESENTATIVES AND NON-MEMBERS WITH SPECIFIC EXPERTISE MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION AS A DIRECTOR. HOWEVER, AT LEAST 80% OF THE BOARD MUST BE COMPRISED OF DIRECTORS REPRESENTING THE VOTING MEMBERSHIP. NO MORE THAN ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF A GIVEN MEMBER OR NON-MEMBER ORGANIZATION MAY RUN FOR A DIRECTORSHIP OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING A FISCAL YEAR. THE ELECTION PROCESS SHALL BE OPEN TO ALL SAC VOTING MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 30 DAYS AND SHALL TAKE PLACE ANNUALLY FOR ANY OPEN BOARD SEATS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAC'S OPERATING POLICY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>VOTING MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON MATERIAL DECISIONS THAT IMPACT ALL MEMBERS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR AS REQUIRED BY THE DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW. SPECIFICALLY, VOTING MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON AMENDMENTS TO THESE BYLAWS AND THE ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THEN SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. UPON FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVAL, A FULL COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.</ExplanationTxt>
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