secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS, INC. (OPTX)
CIK:        0001866816
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-25T20:30:33+00:00
Accession:  0001493152-26-040058
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 4.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Syntec Optics dismisses auditor CBIZ, appoints Withum; discloses material weaknesses
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- CBIZ CPAs dismissed as auditor effective Aug 19, 2026; FY2025 audit report was unqualified.
- WithumSmith+Brown appointed to review Q3 2026 interim info and audit FY2026 statements.
- Disclosed material weaknesses: journal entry review, segregation of duties, reconciliations, related-party controls.
- Additional weaknesses: IT general controls (user access, change management), SOC-1 reviews, cybersecurity controls.
- No accounting disagreements with CBIZ; CBIZ response letter dated Aug 25, 2026 filed as Exhibit 16.1.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1866816/000149315226040058/0001493152-26-040058-index.htm
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  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-040058

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