Triller Group Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Jan 26, 2026.
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FY2024 · Filed Jan 26, 2026
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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer, evaluated, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2024, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of such date are effective at the reasonable assurance level. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 or submits under the Exchange Act are 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 us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and our management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Management’s Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
As of December 31, 2024, our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.
Based on this assessment, our management identified a material weakness related to the Company’s failure to properly evaluate and apply consolidation accounting standards to the investment in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (“BKFC”), whereby BKFC should be classified as investment at cost less impairment in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the acquisition by the Company on October 15, 2024. While the Company held a majority equity interest in BKFC throughout 2024, it lost control over BKFC and no longer possessed the power to direct the activities or key decisions that most significantly impacted BKFC’s economic performance during 2024, as required for consolidation under ASC 810, Consolidation.
The material weakness arose because the Company lacked accounting personnel with the appropriate level of knowledge and experience to perform an assessment on complex accounting transactions to ensure that the accounting treatment was appropriately evaluated and accurately reflected in the consolidated financial statements. Specifically, the Company initially consolidated the results of BKFC in its consolidated financial statements without considering that the Company no longer exercised significant influence over BKFC. As a result, the investment in BKFC should be accounted for as an investment measured at cost less impairment under ASC 321, as of the Acquisition Date, rather than consolidating BKFC as a subsidiary in its consolidated financial statements.
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 quarterly financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Accordingly, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2024.
Management has initiated remediation efforts to address this material weakness, including:
| ● | Engaging external subject matter experts to assist with complex accounting determinations. |
| ● | Implementing additional training for finance and accounting personnel. |
| ● | Strengthening documentation and review procedures within the financial statement close process. |
Management believes these measures, once fully implemented and tested, will remediate the identified material weakness. The Company will continue to monitor the effectiveness of these controls and will report on progress in future filings.
Additionally, our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until we are no longer an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act.
Inherent limitations on effectiveness of controls
Internal control over financial reporting has inherent limitations which include but is not limited to the use of independent professionals for advice and guidance, interpretation of existing and/or changing rules and principles, segregation of management duties, scale of organization, and personnel factors. Internal control over financial reporting is a process which involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis, however these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process and it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting other than the matter disclosed above.
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