Item 4. Controls and Procedures
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our
management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of
our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of September 30, 2023,
the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The term “disclosure controls and procedures” as defined
in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure
that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without
limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it
files under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to a company’s management, including its principal executive officer
and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating
the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated,
cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute
assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. Based on the evaluation of our
disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2023, our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer
and principal financial officer has concluded that, based on such evaluation, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the material weakness described below.
Material
Weakness in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
We
identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting that exists as of September 30, 2023. A material weakness
is a deficiency, or a 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. We determined
that we had a material weakness because, due to our small size, and our limited number of personnel, we did not have in place an effective
internal control environment with formal processes and procedures, including journal entry processing and review, to allow for a detailed
review of accounting transactions that would identify errors in a timely manner.
Notwithstanding
the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we have concluded that the condensed consolidated financial
statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of
operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America.
Management’s
Plan to Remediate the Material Weakness
With
the oversight of senior management, we continue to work to remediate our material weaknesses, including the addition of accounting consultants.
We will continue to evaluate and implement procedures that will strengthen our internal controls. We are committed to continuing to improve
our internal control processes and will continue to diligently review our financial reporting controls and procedures.
Changes
in Internal Control
There
have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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