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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-017768"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0000356590"
company_name: "GLOBAL TECH INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2026-04-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:38:50.211959+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GTII auditor Barton CPA resigns; court orders testimony on May 6, 2026

## Summary
- Barton CPA PLLC resigned as GTII's independent auditor effective April 15, 2026; no audit reports were issued during its engagement.
- No disagreements or reportable events occurred between GTII and Barton before the resignation.
- Court overseeing GTII's receivership ordered Barton to appear and testify on May 6, 2026, regarding audit status and resignation circumstances.
- GTII has not yet engaged a new auditor; the company is evaluating replacement firms and expects to announce later.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-017768
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0000356590
- company_name: GLOBAL TECH INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-04-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/356590/000149315226017768/0001493152-26-017768-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/356590/000149315226017768/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-017768.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 15de0882a838fa2931cf0120d316adbd2ef71e2c
  claim: Barton CPA PLLC resigned as auditor of GLOBAL TECH INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC..
  evidence_excerpt: esignation of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm On April 15, 2026, Barton CPA PLLC (“Barton”), a PCAOB-registered firm based in Cypress, Texas, notified Global Tech Industries
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/356590/000149315226017768/0001493152-26-017768-index.htm

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