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accession: "0001493152-23-016673"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001310527"
company_name: "QSAM Biosciences, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T02:17:00.736851+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# QSAM Biosciences appoints Assurance Dimensions as new auditor, dismisses D. Brooks

## Summary
- Audit Committee appointed Assurance Dimensions as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2023, effective May 12, 2023.
- Dismissed D. Brooks and Associates as prior auditor; no adverse opinions or disagreements in prior two fiscal years.
- No reportable events or disagreements occurred during 2021, 2022, or interim 2023 period.
- Company furnished D. Brooks' letter of agreement with disclosures as Exhibit 16.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-23-016673
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001310527
- company_name: QSAM Biosciences, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-12T23:59:59+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/1310527/000149315223016673/0001493152-23-016673-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1310527/000149315223016673/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Auditor Changes
  QSAM Biosciences, Inc. engaged Assurance Dimensions, Inc. as its auditor.
  - Action: engagement
  - Auditor: Assurance Dimensions, Inc.
  source text: On May 12, 2023, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of QSAM Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Assurance Dimensions, Inc. (“Assurance Dimensions”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, subject to normal and customary client engagement procedures.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1310527/000149315223016673/0001493152-23-016673-index.htm
- Auditor Changes
  QSAM Biosciences, Inc. dismissed D. Brooks and Associates, CPAs, P.A. as its auditor.
  - Action: dismissal
  - Auditor: D. Brooks and Associates, CPAs, P.A.
  - Successor: Assurance Dimensions, Inc.
  source text: On the same day, the Audit Committee dismissed D. Brooks and Associates, CPAs, P.A. (“D. Brooks”) as our independent registered public accounting firm.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1310527/000149315223016673/0001493152-23-016673-index.htm

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