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required disclosure.
−Removed: In evaluating the effectiveness of our internal
−Removed: control over financial reporting, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
−Removed: Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework 2013.
−Removed: Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief
−Removed: Financial Officer determined, based upon the existence of the material weakness described below, that we did not maintain effective internal
−Removed: control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2023.
−Removed: Specifically, we lack a sufficient number of professionals with an appropriate level
−Removed: of accounting knowledge, training and experience to appropriately analyze, record and disclose accounting matters timely and accurately
−Removed: while maintaining appropriate segregation of duties.
−Removed: Without such professionals, we did not design and maintain formal accounting policies,
−Removed: procedures and controls to achieve complete, accurate and timely financial accounting, reporting and disclosures, including controls over
−Removed: the preparation and review of account reconciliations and journal entries.
+Added: In evaluating the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
+Added: reporting, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in
+Added: Internal Control - Integrated Framework 2013.
+Added: Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer determined,
+Added: based upon the existence of the material weakness described below, that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial
+Added: reporting as of September 30, 2023.
+Added: Specifically, we lack a sufficient number of professionals with an appropriate level of accounting
+Added: knowledge, training and experience to appropriately analyze, record and disclose accounting matters timely and accurately while maintaining
+Added: appropriate segregation of duties.
+Added: Without such professionals, we did not design and maintain formal accounting policies, procedures and
+Added: controls to achieve complete, accurate and timely financial accounting, reporting and disclosures, including controls over the preparation
+Added: and review of account reconciliations and journal entries.
The lack of adequate staffing levels and expertise
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weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: To address the issues, we plan to hire additional personnel.
−Removed: Specifically,
−Removed: management will:
−Removed: Increase the number of accounting personnel;
−Removed: Engage third party experts to assist management in completing a comprehensive risk assessment to identify, design and implement control activities;
−Removed: Review and enhance business policies, procedures and related internal controls to standardize business processes.
+Added: To address these issues, management has:
+Added: Increased the number of accounting personnel;
+Added: Engaged third party experts to assist management in analyses and conclusions involving complex or infrequently applied accounting treatment;
+Added: Engaged third party experts to assist management in completing a comprehensive risk assessment to identify, design and implement control activities.
+Added: In addition, management is taking steps to review
+Added: and enhance business policies, procedures and related internal controls to standardize business processes.
We expect to complete the remediation by the end
−Removed: We expect to incur additional costs to remediate this weakness, primarily personnel costs.
+Added: of the second quarter of 2024.
+Added: We expect to incur additional costs to remediate this weakness.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial
There have been no changes in our internal control
−Removed: over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2023 that have materially
−Removed: affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2023, that
+Added: have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
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