---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-197206"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACR"
cik: "0001332551"
company_name: "ACRES Commercial Realty Corp."
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:36:11.501209+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. dismisses EY, appoints PwC as auditor effective Q1 2026

## Summary
- Dismissed Ernst & Young (EY) as independent auditor, effective upon filing Q1 2026 10-Q.
- No disagreements or reportable events with EY during fiscal 2025 and 2024.
- Appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as new independent auditor for FY 2026.
- EY's audit reports for 2025 and 2024 were unqualified.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-197206
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACR
- cik: 0001332551
- company_name: ACRES Commercial Realty Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332551/000119312526197206/0001193125-26-197206-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332551/000119312526197206/acr-20260427.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 495a1c203b3a83d2a5726a8244e7db11fb4af6d0
  claim: ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: On April 27, 2026, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332551/000119312526197206/0001193125-26-197206-index.htm
- claim_id: a28c09199e41718c9b1b9b598b1c85221f000b4d
  claim: ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: (the “Company”) determined to dismiss Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective upon filing the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332551/000119312526197206/0001193125-26-197206-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.