secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC. (RICK)
CIK:        0000935419
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-01-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-23-001032
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 4.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

RCI Hospitality dismisses Friedman LLP, engages Marcum as auditor; material weaknesses in internal controls reaffirmed
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- Audit Committee dismissed Friedman and engaged Marcum effective January 12, 2023, following Friedman's merger with Marcum.
- No disagreements with Friedman on accounting principles or audit scope during FY2021, FY2022, or subsequent period.
- Friedman had identified material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting for FY2021 and FY2022.
- Friedman provided a letter to the SEC agreeing with the statements in this filing.
- Company had no prior consultations with Marcum on accounting principles or audit matters.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935419/000162828023001032/0001628280-23-001032-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935419/000162828023001032/rick-20230112.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-001032

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