Mobiquity Technologies Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| Item 4.01. | Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant. |
Resignation of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On April 25, 2025, in conjunction with its exit from providing audit services to publicly traded companies, Assurance Dimensions, LLC (“Assurance”) resigned from its role as independent registered public accounting firm for Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”).
Assurance’s reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and the subsequent interim period through April 25, 2025, (i) there were no disagreements within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, between the Company and Assurance on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, any of which that, if not resolved to Assurance’s satisfaction, would have caused Assurance to make reference to the subject matter of any such disagreement in connection with its reports for such years and interim period, and (ii) there were no reportable events within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company provided Assurance with a copy of the above disclosures and requested that Assurance furnish a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made herein. A copy of Assurance’s letter dated April 25, 2025 is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Newly Engaged Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On April 25, 2025, the Company engaged Stephano Slack LLC (“Stephano Slack”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and the subsequent interim period through April 25, 2025, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with Stephano Slack regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that Stephano Slack concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or (iii) any reportable event within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits – The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
| 16.1 | Letter from Assurance Dimensions addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated April 25, 2025 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: April 25, 2025 | MOBIQUITY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
| By: /s/ Dean L. Julia | |
| Dean L. Julia, Chief Executive Officer |
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