UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report:
(Date of earliest event reported)
July 29, 2014
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PACIFIC GOLD CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
NEVADA
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
000- 32629 | 848 N. Rainbow Blvd. #2987 Las Vegas, Nevada 89107 | 98-0408708 |
(Commission File Number) | (Address of Principal Executive Offices and zip code) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
416-214-1483
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant Accountant.
On July 29, 2014, Silberstein Ungar, PLLC (the “Former Accountant”) notified the Company that its principals joined the accounting firm of KLJ & Associates, LLP. As a result of the transaction, on July 29, 2014, the Former Accountant resigned as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and the Company engaged KLJ & Associates, LLP (the “New Accountant”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The engagement of the New Accountant was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.
The Former Accountant’s audit reports on the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that the audited financial statements contained in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013 contained a going concern qualification. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and through the interim period ended June 30, 2014, there were no “disagreements” (as such term is defined in Item 304 of Regulation S-K) with the Former Accountant on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of the Former Accountant would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the financial statements for such periods.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and through the interim period ended July 31, 2014, there were the following “reportable events” (as such term is defined in Item 304 of Regulation S-K). As disclosed in Part I, Item 4 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014, the Company’s management determined that the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of the end of such period due to the existence of material weaknesses related to the following:
(i) inadequate segregation of duties and effective risk assessment; and
(ii) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of both US GAAP and SEC guidelines.
These material weaknesses have not been remediated as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Other than as disclosed above, there were no reportable events during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and through the interim period ended June 30, 2014. The Company’s Board of Directors discussed the subject matter of each reportable event with the Former Accountant. The Company authorized the Former Accountant to respond fully and without limitation to all requests of the New Accountant concerning all matters related to the audited period by the Former Accountant, including with respect to the subject matter of each reportable event.
Prior to retaining the New Accountant, the Company did not consult with the New Accountant regarding either: (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either contemplated or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of a “disagreement” or a “reportable event” (as those terms are defined in Item 304 of Regulation S-K).
On July 31, 2014, the Company provided the Former Accountant with its disclosures in the Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the dismissal of the Former Accountant and requested in writing that the Former Accountant furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not they agree with such disclosures. The Former Accountant’s response is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statement and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
16.1
Letter regarding change in certifying accountant.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: August 5, 2014 | By: | /s/ Robert Landau |
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