---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-012159"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SGRP"
cik: "0001004989"
company_name: "SPAR Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:31:23.297765+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SPAR Group dismisses BDO as auditor, engages Grant Thornton for FY 2026

## Summary
- Board and Audit Committee approved dismissal of BDO USA, effective April 7, 2026.
- No disagreements with BDO on accounting principles, but prior material weaknesses in internal controls were disclosed.
- Grant Thornton LLP engaged as independent registered accounting firm for fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2026.
- No consultations with Grant Thornton prior to engagement on accounting or audit matters.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-012159
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SGRP
- cik: 0001004989
- company_name: SPAR Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004989/000143774926012159/0001437749-26-012159-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004989/000143774926012159/sgrp20260408_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 1133e5cf866215e7eb0700ef7fa3f6a4ceb23fd0
  claim: SPAR Group, Inc. dismissed BDO USA, P.C. as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: On April 6, 2026, SGRP’s Audit Committee and Board approved the dismissal of BDO USA, P.C. (" BDO ") as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004989/000143774926012159/0001437749-26-012159-index.htm
- claim_id: 706c3d2bcb8ac32b213240706c65e73460f7591c
  claim: SPAR Group, Inc. engaged Grant Thornton LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: On April 6, 2026, SGRP’s Audit Committee and Board, approved the engagement of Grant Thornton LLP (" Grant Thornton ") as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004989/000143774926012159/0001437749-26-012159-index.htm

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