Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated
the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, and have concluded, based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered
by this report, that our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange
Act), Rule 13a-15(e), are not effective at a reasonable assurance level due to the material weakness described below.
Notwithstanding the material weakness,
our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has concluded that the financial statements included
in this Quarterly Report present fairly, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the
periods presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
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Remediation of Previously
Identified Material Weakness
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 the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely
basis.
As previously disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2023, as filed on March 29, 2024, management in connection with our independent auditors identified a material weakness in our controls
related to the review of the annual income tax provision prepared by a third-party firm during the audit process related to our fiscal
year ended December 31, 2023. Specifically, we did not maintain effective controls to sufficiently review the completeness and accuracy
of the annual tax provision in Note 10 to our financial statements (the “Tax Provision Disclosure”) included in our Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2023
In response to the material
weakness, management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, initiated a reassessment of our processes and controls related to the Tax Provision Disclosure and developed an action plan to
remediate this matter, which included creating processes to ensure a thorough review of all materials and schedules prepared by third
parties with respect to the Tax Provision Disclosure and engaging a tax professional to prepare and review any Tax Provision Disclosures.
Management believes the involvement of the tax professional provides sufficient remediation.
Evaluation of Changes in Internal Control over
Financial Reporting
Other than the remediation of the material weakness
described above, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended
March 31, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
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