GLDUS238 SOUTHERN FINANCIAL LLC Partnership Audit Legislation. Under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, legislation was enacted that significantly changes the rules for U.S. federal income tax audits of partnerships (the "BBA Rules"). Such audits will continue to be conducted at the partnership level, but with respect to U.S. federal income tax returns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and, unless a partnership qualifies for and affirmatively elects an alternative procedure, any adjustments to the amount of tax due (including interest and penalties) will be payable by the partnership. Under the elective alternative procedure, a partnership would issue information returns to persons who were partners in the audited year, who would then be required to take the adjustments into account in calculating their own tax liability, and the partnership would not be liable for the adjustments. If the Access Fund does not or is not able to make such an election, then (I) the then current Partners of the Access Fund, in the aggregate, could indirectly bear income tax liabilities in excess of the aggregate amount of taxes that would have been due had the Access Fund elected the alternative procedure, and (2) a given Partner may indirectly bear taxes attributable to income allocable to other Partners or former Partners, including taxes (as well as interest and penalties) with respect to periods prior to such Partner's ownership of Interests. Amounts available for distribution to the Partners may be reduced as result of the Access Fund's obligations to pay any taxes associated with an adjustment. While we cannot provide any assurance, the General Partner generally intends to seek to ensure that the BBA Rules do not materially modify the current allocation of tax costs among Partners. Under the Partnership Agreement, current and former Partners may be required to indemnify the Access Fund for any tax costs that are allocable to them. In addition,