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materiality 0.80
LEGALZOOM.COM, INC. (LZ): auditor change — LegalZoom restates Q1-Q3 2022 financials due to tax error; net loss adjustments up to $5.3M
LEGALZOOM.COM, INC.
- Error in Section 162(m) executive comp deduction caused understated deferred tax assets and overstated income tax provision.
- Q1 2022 net loss overstated by $4.9M; Q2 2022 six-month net loss overstated by $5.3M.
- Q3 2022 three-month net loss understated by $1.8M; nine-month net loss overstated by $3.4M.
- New material weakness identified in controls over income tax provision; aggregates with prior weaknesses.
- Restatement does not affect full-year 2022 results; restated figures to be included in 2022 10-K.