NextPlat Corp 10-Q

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, we conducted an evaluation, as of March 31, 2021, of the effectiveness of the design and operations of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon our evaluation, our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has concluded that, as of March 31, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to our limited internal audit functions and lack of ability to have multiple levels of transaction review. The Company intends to address the foregoing deficiency the Company by upgrading its accounting software to an ERP (“Enterprise Resource Planning”), a cloud-based solution, which would add the necessary controls to manage day to day activities such as accounting, procurement, project management, risk management and compliance as well as to automate the consolidation process of its entities, adding a level of reliability to the Company’s financial reporting. The Company proposes to add personnel to address the lack of ability to have multiple level transaction review. Management intends to complete these steps in the near future, but in any event before the end of the 2021 fiscal year. However, until additional capital is raised, no assurance can be made that the implementation of such remedial steps will be completed in a timely manner or that they will be adequate once implemented. Changes in Internal Controls There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. 39 PART II: OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS None.