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Auditor Changes

Auditor resignations, dismissals, and non-reliance under 8-K Items 4.01/4.02.

8-K items 4.01, 4.02 JSON
SPKL Spark I Acquisition Corp

Spark I Acquisition Corp dismissed Marcum LLP as its auditor.

“On April 8, 2025, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors approved the dismissal of Marcum and the engagement of CBIZ as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.”
Moneyline Sports, Inc

Moneyline Sports, Inc engaged Boladale Lawal & Co. as its auditor.

“On February 27,2025 the Sole Director approved the engagement of Boladale Lawal & Co. (“[BLC”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm, effective as of February 28, 2025.”
Moneyline Sports, Inc

DWTN Toronto LLP resigned as auditor of Moneyline Sports, Inc.

“On February 25,2025 the sole Director of Moneyline Sports, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the resignation of DWTN Toronto LLP (“DWTN”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective February 26, 2025.”
AIXN AiXin Life International, Inc.

AiXin Life International, Inc. reported that prior financial statements should not be relied upon.

“(the “Company”), KCCW Certified Public Accountants (“KCCW”) advised the Company in writing of the need to restate the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “2021 Financial Statements”) to present the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, as though the acquisitions of Aixin Shangyan Hotel Management Co., Ltd. (“Aixin Shangyan Hotel”) and Chengdu Aixintang Pharmacy Co. Ltd. and certain affiliated entities (“Aixintang Pharmacies”) had occurred at the beginning of the period. In addition to the necessary adjustments to the 2021 Financial Statements, the comparative financial statements and financial information for prior years included in the 2021 Financial Statements needed to be restated to reflect the retroactive adjustment of the financial data of previously separate entities under common control that are combined”
TACT TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC

TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC engaged CBIZ CPAs P.C. as its auditor.

“On April 8, 2025, with the approval of the Audit Committee, CBIZ was engaged as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.”
TACT TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC

Marcum LLP resigned as auditor of TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC.

“On April 7, 2025, TransAct Technologies Incorporated (the “Company”) was notified by Marcum LLP (“Marcum”) that Marcum resigned as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, and on April 8, 2025, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Audit Committee”) approved the resignation.”
UONE URBAN ONE, INC.

URBAN ONE, INC. engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC as its auditor.

“The Audit Committee has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC (“PwC”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 effective as of April 7, 2025.”
UONE URBAN ONE, INC.

URBAN ONE, INC. dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.

“On April 7, 2025, the Company notified Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) that it would be dismissed as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.”
TYG TORTOISE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE CORP

TORTOISE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE CORP dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.

“On April 8, 2025, the Fund notified Ernst & Young LLP of the Fund’s engagement of Tait, Weller & Baker LLP, and the resulting dismissal of Ernst & Young LLP, as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm.”
TYG TORTOISE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE CORP

TORTOISE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE CORP engaged Tait, Weller & Baker LLP as its auditor.

“At a meeting held on April 3, 2025, the Board of Directors of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation (the “Fund”) approved the engagement of Tait, Weller & Baker LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund.”
TORTOISE SUSTAINABLE & SOCIAL IMPACT TERM FUND

TORTOISE SUSTAINABLE & SOCIAL IMPACT TERM FUND dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.

“On April 8, 2025, the Fund notified Ernst & Young LLP of the Fund’s engagement of Tait, Weller & Baker LLP, and the resulting dismissal of Ernst & Young LLP, as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm.”
TORTOISE SUSTAINABLE & SOCIAL IMPACT TERM FUND

TORTOISE SUSTAINABLE & SOCIAL IMPACT TERM FUND engaged Tait, Weller & Baker LLP as its auditor.

“at a meeting held on April 3, 2025, the Board of Directors of Tortoise Sustainable and Social Impact Term Fund (the "Fund") approved the engagement of Tait, Weller & Baker LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund.”
APHP American Picture House Corp

American Picture House Corp engaged LAO Professionals as its auditor.

“Effective April 3, 2025, LAO Professionals (“LAO”), upon Board recommendation, has been engaged as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the third fiscal quarter of 2024.”
APHP American Picture House Corp

American Picture House Corp dismissed Olayinka Oyebola & Co. as its auditor.

“Effective April 3, 2025, American Picture House Corp. (the “Company) dismissed Olayinka Oyebola & Co. (“Olayinka”) as its independent registered public accounting firm.”
PTPI Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engaged CBIZ CPAs P.C. as its auditor.

“engaged CBIZ CPAs as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025”
PTPI Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dismissed Marcum LLP as its auditor.

“the Company terminated its relationship with Marcum as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm”
LTCH Latch, Inc.

Latch, Inc. reported that prior financial statements should not be relied upon.

“the Audit Committee, after discussion with management, determined that the Company’s consolidated financial statements for 2019, 2020, 2021 and the first quarter of 2022 (all such interim and annual periods, the “Affected Periods”) should no longer be relied upon.”
LTCH Latch, Inc.

Latch, Inc. engaged BDO USA, P.C. as its auditor.

“On April 4, 2025, the Audit Committee approved the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. (“BDO”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2024.”
LTCH Latch, Inc.

Latch, Inc. dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP as its auditor.

“On April 4, 2025, the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Latch, Inc. (the “Company”) dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.”
RANI Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.

Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. engaged CBIZ CPAs P.C. as its auditor.

“The Audit Committee approved the appointment of CBIZ CPAs P.C. ("CBIZ") as the Company's new independent registered public accounting firm on April 7, 2025, with immediate effect, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.”
RANI Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.

Marcum LLP resigned as auditor of Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc..

“On April 7, 2025, Marcum resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.”
ACFN ACORN ENERGY, INC.

ACORN ENERGY, INC. engaged CBIZ CPAs P.C. as its auditor.

“Also on April 7, 2025, the Registrant, with the approval of the Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Directors, engaged CBIZ CPAs P.C. as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm.”
ACFN ACORN ENERGY, INC.

Marcum LLP resigned as auditor of ACORN ENERGY, INC..

“On April 7, 2025, Marcum informed Acorn Energy, Inc. (the “Registrant”) that Marcum resigned as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm.”
NHC NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP

NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.

“approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte") as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2025 and the dismissal of Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in each case, effective as of April 3, 2025.”
NHC NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP

NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP as its auditor.

“approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte") as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2025 and the dismissal of Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in each case, effective as of April 3, 2025.”
PETV PetVivo Holdings, Inc.

PetVivo Holdings, Inc. engaged Stephano Slack LLC as its auditor.

“ngaged Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm On April 7, 2025, the Company engaged Stephano Slack LLC (“Stephano Slack”) as the Company’s new independent registered”
PETV PetVivo Holdings, Inc.

Assurance Dimensions, LLC resigned as auditor of PetVivo Holdings, Inc..

“On April 1, 2025, in conjunction with its exit from providing audit services to publicly traded companies, Assurance Dimensions, LLC, also doing business as McNamara and Associates, LLC ("Assurance Dimensions") resigned from its role as independent registered public accounting firm for PetVivo Holdings, Inc. (the "Company").”
KINS KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC.

KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC. engaged CBIZ CPAs P.C. as its auditor.

“On April 8, 2025, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors engaged CBIZ as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.”
KINS KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC.

Marcum LLP resigned as auditor of KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC..

“On April 8, 2025, Marcum informed Kingstone Companies, Inc. (the "Company") that Marcum resigned as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm as a result of such acquisition.”
ELDN Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP as its auditor.

“On April 1, 2025, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as its new independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 and related interim periods.”
ELDN Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dismissed Crowe LLP as its auditor.

“The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the dismissal of Crowe LLP (“Crowe”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and dismissed Crowe on April 1, 2025.”
ETST Earth Science Tech, Inc.

Earth Science Tech, Inc. engaged Stephano Slack LLC as its auditor.

“On April 4, 2025, the Company engaged Stephano Slack LLC (the “New Auditor”) as its new independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.”
ETST Earth Science Tech, Inc.

Assurance Dimensions Certified Public Accountants & Associates resigned as auditor of Earth Science Tech, Inc..

“On April 1, 2025, in conjunction with its decision to exit the provision of audit services to publicly traded companies, Assurance Dimensions Certified Public Accountants & Associates (the “Auditor”) resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm for Earth Science Tech, Inc. (the “Company”).”
RGBP Regen BioPharma Inc

Regen BioPharma Inc dismissed Bush and Associates CPA LLC as its auditor.

“On March 31, 2025 the Board of Directors of the Registrant, acting as the Registrant's Audit Committee, approved the dismissal of Bush and Associates CPA LLC ("Bush') as the Registrant's independent registered public accounting firm effective immediately”
RGBP Regen BioPharma Inc

Regen BioPharma Inc engaged BCRG Group as its auditor.

“On March 31, 2025 the Board of Directors of Regen Biopharma, Inc. (the "Registrant"), acting as the Registrant's Audit Committee, approved the engagement of BCRG Group ("BCRG") as its independent auditor.”
COSG Cosmos Group Holdings Inc.

Cosmos Group Holdings Inc. engaged Lao Professional as its auditor.

“retained the firm of Lao Professional ("LP"), to audit our consolidated financial statements for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2024”
COSG Cosmos Group Holdings Inc.

Olayinka Oyebola & Co. resigned as auditor of Cosmos Group Holdings Inc..

“accepted the resignation of Olayinka Oyebola & Co. ("OO") as our independent registered public accountant, effective immediately”
FDCT FDCTECH, INC.

FDCTECH, INC. engaged Lao Professionals as its auditor.

“On April 3, 2025, the Company, based on the decision of its board of directors, approved the engagement of Lao Professionals (“LAO”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, commencing April 3, 2025.”
FDCT FDCTECH, INC.

FDCTECH, INC. dismissed Olayinka Oyebola & Co. as its auditor.

“On April 3, 2025, the board of directors of FDCTech, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the dismissal of Olayinka Oyebola & Co. (“Olayinka”) as its independent registered public accounting firm due to recent changes in Olayinka’s status by OTC Markets Group as a Prohibited Service Provider.”
SOAR Volato Group, Inc.

Volato Group, Inc. engaged Elliott Davis LLC as its auditor.

“and also approved the appointment of Elliott Davis LLC ("Elliott Davis") as the Company's new independent registered public accounting firm”
SOAR Volato Group, Inc.

Volato Group, Inc. dismissed Rose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP as its auditor.

“On April 2, 2025, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Audit Committee") of Volato Group, Inc. (the "Company") approved the dismissal of Rose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP ("RSJ") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm”
ZVSA ZyVersa Therapeutics, Inc.

ZyVersa Therapeutics, Inc. engaged CBIZ CPAs P.C. as its auditor.

“with the approval of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company engaged CBIZ CPAs as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective as of April 7, 2025”
ZVSA ZyVersa Therapeutics, Inc.

Marcum LLP resigned as auditor of ZyVersa Therapeutics, Inc..

“On April 4, 2025, Marcum resigned as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm”
LINE Lineage, Inc.

Lineage, Inc. engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its auditor.

“On April 1, 2025, the Audit Committee, after a thorough evaluation, approved the selection of PwC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, subject to PwC’s completion of its standard client acceptance procedures.”
LINE Lineage, Inc.

Lineage, Inc. dismissed KPMG LLP as its auditor.

“On April 1, 2025, the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Lineage Inc. (the “Company”), approved the dismissal of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective following the filing of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.”
DRDB Roman DBDR Acquisition Corp. II

Roman DBDR Acquisition Corp. II engaged CBIZ CPAs P.C. as its auditor.

“On April 3, 2025, Marcum resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company as a result of such acquisition, and with the approval of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, CBIZ was engaged as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm.”
DRDB Roman DBDR Acquisition Corp. II

Marcum LLP resigned as auditor of Roman DBDR Acquisition Corp. II.

“On April 3, 2025, Marcum resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company as a result of such acquisition, and with the approval of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, CBIZ was engaged as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm.”
Moatable, Inc.

Moatable, Inc. reported that prior financial statements should not be relied upon.

“ndependent registered public accounting firm, Marcum Asia CPAs LLP. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This Current Report on”
FDCT FDCTECH, INC.

FDCTECH, INC. engaged Lao Professionals as its auditor.

“On April 3, 2025, the Company, based on the decision of its board of directors, approved the engagement of Lao Professionals (“LAO”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, commencing April 3, 2025.”
FDCT FDCTECH, INC.

FDCTECH, INC. dismissed Olayinka Oyebola & Co. as its auditor.

“On April 3, 2025, the board of directors of FDCTech, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the dismissal of Olayinka Oyebola & Co. (“Olayinka”) as its independent registered public accounting firm due to recent changes in Olayinka’s status by OTC Markets Group as a Prohibited Service Provider.”

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