Item 4.01 Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
(a) Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accountant
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Audit Committee") of Yunhong
CTI Ltd. (the "Company"), met with LJ Soldinger Associates, LLC (LJSA), the
Company's independent registered public accounting firm, on November 8, 2022.
The audit relationship began during April 2022 and the Audit Committee and LJSA
mutually disclosed to the other that they did not feel it was working to the
satisfaction of all parties. Shortly after this call, the Company informed LJSA
that the Audit Committee has decided to terminate its engagement of LJSA, and
intends to engage another firm to be determined in the near future, as the
Company's independent registered public accounting firm.
As LJSA was appointed during April 2022, it did not audit any of the Company's
annual financial statements. The audit reports of its prior auditor on the
Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended
December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 did not contain any adverse opinion or
disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that the audit report
on the Company's financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021 and
December 31, 2020 contained a paragraph indicating that there was substantial
doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern.
During the November 8, 2022 meeting, the Company and LJSA communicated a
disagreement in the recognition of income associated with the Employee Retention
Tax Credit ("ERTC"). LJSA asserted this should have been income during 2021 when
the calculation was performed and amended payroll tax returns filed. The Company
believed there was uncertainty in 2021 that was not resolved until the returns
were processed and claims fulfilled.
During the Company's two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim
period through April 19, 2022, there were (i) no disagreements under Item
304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K between the Company and its prior auditor on any
matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or
auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to its prior auditor's
satisfaction, would have caused its prior auditor to make reference to the
subject matter of such disagreement in connection with its reports and (ii) no
events of the types listed in paragraphs (A) through (D) of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of
Regulation S-K, except as disclosed above in relation to the ERTC.
As disclosed in Item 9A of the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the
years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, management determined a
material weakness in internal control over financial reporting related to the
Company's capabilities, processes, and controls related to limited staffing and
over-reliance on certain personnel, as well as related employee turnover. A
material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal
control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility
that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will
not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management determined that these
deficiencies constitute a material weakness that was not identified and
remediated as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, as well
as the first two quarterly periods of 2022. Based on this material weakness,
management concluded that at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, as well as
the first two quarterly periods of 2022, internal control over financial
reporting was not effective.
During the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and the
subsequent interim period ending November 7, 2022, there were no "reportable
events" (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K), except
as discussed above.
The Company has authorized LJSA to respond fully to any inquiries of the
successor independent registered public accounting firm.
The Company provided LJSA with a copy of the disclosures the Company is making
in this Current Report on Form 8-K and requested that LJSA furnish the Company
with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating
whether LJSA agrees with the statements made by the Company regarding LJSA and,
if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of LJSA's letter
dated November 14, 2022 is attached hereto as Exhibit 16.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
The exhibit listed below is filed as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form
8-K.
Exhibit No. Description
16.1 Letter from LJSA dated November 14, 2022
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL
document).
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