Lotterycom Inc
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Apr 3, 2024.
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FY2023 · Filed Apr 3, 2024
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Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Audit Fees
On September 27, 2022, Armanino LLP (“Armanino”) resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company, effective immediately. On October 7, 2022, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of Yusufali & Associates, LLC (“Yusufali”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. For fiscal 2023, Yusufali continues its engagement for the Company as its independent registered public accounting firm The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed to us for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023 by Yusufali:
| 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Fees(1) | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| Audit-Related Fees(2) | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Tax Fees(3) | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| All Other Fees(4) | — | — |
| Total: | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| (1) | Audit Fees represent the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered for the audits of the annual financial statements and the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; for review of the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filings; for the audits and reviews of certain of our subsidiaries; and for services that are normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. |
| (2) | Audit-Related Fees represent the aggregate fees billed for assurance and other services related to the performance of the audit or review of our consolidated financial statements and that are not reported under paragraph (1) above. These services include due diligence related to mergers and acquisitions and consultation concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. |
| (3) | Tax Fees represent the aggregate fees billed for international tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning services. |
| (4) | All Other Fees represent fees billed for all other services. |
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Procedures for Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Audit Committee has sole authority to engage and determine the compensation of our independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee also is directly responsible for evaluating the independent registered public accounting firm, reviewing and evaluating the lead partner of the independent registered public accounting firm and overseeing the work of the independent registered public accounting firm. In addition, and pursuant to its charter and the Company’s Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee annually reviews and pre-approves the audit services to be provided by Yusufali & Associates, LLC, and also reviews and pre-approves the engagement of Yusufali for the provision of other services during the year, including audit-related, tax and other permissible non-audit. For each proposed service, the Company’s management and the independent registered public accounting firm are required to jointly submit to the Audit Committee detailed supporting documentation at the time of approval to permit the Audit Committee to make a determination as to whether the provision of such services would impair the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence, and whether the fees for the services are appropriate.
Changes in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Resignation of Armanino LLP
As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 12, 2022 (the “October 12, 2022 Form 8-K”), the Audit Committee approved on October 7, 2022 the engagement of Yusufali as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, effective on the same day. As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 6, 2022 (the “October 6, 2022 Form 8-K”), Armanino resigned as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm on September 27, 2022, effectively immediately.
As previously disclosed in the October 6, 2022 Form 8-K, Armanino’s report on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. In addition, there were no disagreements between the Company and Armanino on accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Armanino, would have caused them to make reference to the disagreement in their report for such period, or any subsequent interim period preceding Armanino’s resignation. However, on July 20, 2022, the Company was advised by Armanino, its registered independent public accountant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, that the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the unaudited financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, should no longer be relied upon. Armanino advised and determined subsequent to the audit and review of such financial statements, respectively, that a Company subsidiary entered into a line of credit in January 2022 that was not disclosed in the footnotes to the December 31, 2021 financial statements and was not recorded in the March 31, 2022 financial statements.
As previously disclosed in the October 6, 2022 Form 8-K, during the Company’s two audited fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and the subsequent interim period through September 27, 2022, Armanino identified the following reportable events of the type described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K: based on Armanino’s evaluation of the facts and circumstances pertaining to matters disclosed in the Company’s recent Form 8-K filings regarding the resignations of certain officers and directors, Armanino is unable to rely on the representations of management.
The Company provided Armanino with a copy of the foregoing disclosures and has requested that Armanino furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the statements made by the Company set forth above. A copy of Armanino’s letter, dated October 7, 2022, was filed as Exhibit 16.1 to the amendment to the October 12, 2022 Form 8-K.
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