b'Issuers under Rule 506(c) are able to advertise to anyone as long as they only accept verified accredited investors in their offerings and comply with the rest of the Rule 506(c) provisions.Requirements The requirements for the Rule 506(c) exemption are:The issuer can raise an unlimited amount of money. Funds can come from an unlimited number of verified accredited investors. Advertising of the offering is allowed. A Form D and Blue Sky filings are required within 15 days of the first sale. See Chapter 10 for more about securities notice filings. Certain bad actors are prohibited from participating in management, promotion, or owning 20% of any voting class of securities in the offering. Who is Responsible for Ensuring Investors are Accredited? The burden is on the issuer to demonstrate that reasonable steps were taken to ensure that all investors are accredited. The SEC has offered some non-exclusive methods to verify accredited status for natural persons, which include such things as:The issuer can verify income from the investors past two years tax returns and obtain written assertions from the investor that the income is expected to continue.60'