other material
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
DSS auditor Freed Maxick resigns; new auditor Turner Stone engaged; internal control weakness unremediated
DSS, INC.
- Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C. resigned as independent auditor on Dec 2, 2021; Turner, Stone & Company, L.L.P. engaged on Dec 3, 2021.
- Audit reports for 2020 and 2019 were unqualified; no disagreements on accounting principles or scope.
- Reportable event: management determined internal controls over financial reporting were ineffective as of year-end 2020.
- Internal controls have not been remediated as of the filing date of this Form 8-K.
- The Audit Committee approved the change; no prior consultations with Turner Stone on accounting matters.