EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC. (EQS): auditor change — BDO USA resigns as auditor for Equus Total Return on April 29, 2026; cites material weakness in valuation controls

EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.

No accounting disagreements existed; BDO's reports for FY2024 and FY2025 were unqualified.
Material weakness: insufficient management review controls over portfolio investment valuation and warrants.
Audit Committee discussed weaknesses with BDO; successor auditor to be appointed.
BDO resigned effective April 29, 2026; a letter to the SEC is attached as Exhibit 16.1.

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BDO USA, P.C. resigned as auditor of EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC..

Action: resignation
Auditor: BDO USA, P.C.

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On April 29, 2026, Equus Total Return, Inc. (“Equus” or the “Fund”) was notified by BDO USA, P.C. (“BDO”), of BDO’s resignation as the Fund’s independent auditors, effective as of such date.

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