---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001731122-26-000118"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GTCH"
cik: "0001471781"
company_name: "GBT Technologies Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T07:54:20.573181+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GBT Technologies dismisses auditor M.S. Madhava Rao due to retirement; engages CNGSN & Associates

## Summary
- M.S. Madhava Rao dismissed as independent auditor on January 16, 2026, due to retirement.
- No disagreements or reportable events occurred during fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
- Board approved engagement of CNGSN & Associates LLP on January 20, 2026, for FY 2025 audit.
- No prior consultations with CNGSN regarding accounting principles or disagreements.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001731122-26-000118
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GTCH
- cik: 0001471781
- company_name: GBT Technologies Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471781/000173112226000118/0001731122-26-000118-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471781/000173112226000118/e7254_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001731122-26-000118
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001731122-26-000118.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001731122-26-000118.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 315cbcb8552ff8138b23fa1587931cd1c46330f9
  claim: GBT Technologies Inc. dismissed M.S. Madhava Rao as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: On January 16, 2026, GBT Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) dismissed M.S. Madhava Rao as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, due to his announcement of retiring.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471781/000173112226000118/0001731122-26-000118-index.htm
- claim_id: f19e8cea57cfc1c6145cdd21c31f72aa3c20136a
  claim: GBT Technologies Inc. engaged CNGSN & Associates LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: On January 20, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors (acting through its sole director) approved the engagement of CNGSN & Associates LLP (“CNGSN”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471781/000173112226000118/0001731122-26-000118-index.htm

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