---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-008611"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KPLT"
cik: "0001785424"
company_name: "Katapult Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-03-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T23:05:14.459561+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Katapult dismisses Deloitte as auditor, appoints Grant Thornton; cites material weaknesses in internal controls

## Summary
- Deloitte & Touche dismissed as independent auditor effective March 15, 2023; Grant Thornton LLP engaged for FY 2023.
- Audit reports for FY 2021 and FY 2022 were unqualified with no adverse opinions or disclaimers.
- No 'disagreements' between company and Deloitte on accounting principles or audit scope during the relevant periods.
- Material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting disclosed, including insufficient GAAP-experienced personnel and lack of journal-entry controls; remediation ongoing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-008611
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KPLT
- cik: 0001785424
- company_name: Katapult Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-03-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1785424/000162828023008611/0001628280-23-008611-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1785424/000162828023008611/kplt-20230320.htm

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## Key facts
- Auditor Changes
  Katapult Holdings, Inc. dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP as its auditor.
  - Action: dismissal
  - Auditor: Deloitte & Touche LLP
  - Successor: Grant Thornton LLP
  source text: On March 15, 2023, the Committee dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1785424/000162828023008611/0001628280-23-008611-index.htm
- Auditor Changes
  Katapult Holdings, Inc. engaged Grant Thornton LLP as its auditor.
  - Action: engagement
  - Auditor: Grant Thornton LLP
  source text: On March 15, 2023, following a comprehensive review process, the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Katapult Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the engagement of Grant Thornton LLP (“Grant Thornton”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1785424/000162828023008611/0001628280-23-008611-index.htm

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