Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
(a) Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Based on information provided by Friedman LLP ("Friedman"), the independent
registered public accounting firm of BioSig Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"),
effective September 1, 2022, Friedman combined with Marcum LLP ("Marcum") and
continued to operate as an independent registered public accounting firm as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Marcum. Friedman continued to serve as the Company's
independent registered public accounting firm through September 7, 2022. On
September 7, 2022, Friedman was dismissed and Marcum was engaged to serve as the
independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending
December 31, 2022, effective immediately. The services previously provided by
Friedman will now be provided by Marcum.
Friedman's reports on the Company's consolidated financial statements for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 did not contain an adverse opinion
or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty,
audit scope or accounting principles, except that Friedman's report dated March
31, 2022 contained an explanatory paragraph stating there was substantial doubt
about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
During the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and
the subsequent interim period through September 7, 2022, there were no
disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the
related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) with Friedman on any matter
of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or
auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the
satisfaction of Friedman, would have caused Friedman to make reference to the
subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the
Company's consolidated financial statements for such years. Also during this
time, there were no "reportable events," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of
Regulation S-K.
The Company provided Friedman with a copy of the above disclosures and requested
that Friedman furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and
Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the statements made
above. A copy of Friedman's letter dated September 9, 2022 is attached as
Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
(b) Appointment of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
On September 7, 2022, the Company engaged Marcum as the Company's independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022,
effective immediately. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
and through September 7, 2022, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf
consulted with Marcum regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to
any specified transaction, either completed or proposed or the type of audit
opinion that might be rendered on the Company's consolidated financial
statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the
Company that Marcum concluded was an important factor considered by the Company
in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting
issue, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a "disagreement," as
defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or a "reportable event," as
defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
16.1 Letter from Friedman LLP to the
Securities and Exchange Commission
dated September 9, 2022.
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