SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1
to
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): January 18, 2013
GLOBAL EQUITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 000-54557 27-3986073
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
Level 28 - Al Habtoor Business Tower, PO Box 29805, Dubai Marina, Dubai, UAE
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: +971 (7) 204 7593
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ITEM 4.01. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
DISMISSAL OF BERMAN & COMPANY, CPA. AS THE REGISTRANT'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT.
Global Equity International, Inc. (the "Company") has elected to terminate
its engagement of Berman & Company CPA ("Berman") as the independent registered
public accounting firm responsible for auditing the Company's financial
statements. The termination, effective as of January 18, 2013, was approved by
the Company's Board of Directors. The Company does not have an Audit Committee.
Berman's report on the Company's financial statements for the past two
years did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not
qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles
with the exception that Berman's Audit Report dated March 29, 2012, contained an
explanatory note which raised substantial doubt as to the ability of the Company
to continue as a going concern.
During the Company's fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011 and the
subsequent interim period up to and until January 18, 2013, the date of the
dismissal of Berman, the Company did not have any disagreements with Berman on
any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement
disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved
to the satisfaction of Berman, would have caused it to make reference to the
subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report.
The Company provided Berman with a copy of the disclosures set forth in
this Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, and requested that Berman
furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees
with the statements made by the Company herein.
ENGAGEMENT OF DE JOYA GRIFFITH LLC AS THE REGISTRANT'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT.
The Company has engaged De Joya Griffith LLC ("DJG") to serve as the
independent registered public accounting firm responsible for auditing the
Company's financial statements. The engagement with DJG, effective as of January
18, 2013, was approved by the Board of Directors.
Neither the Company nor anyone on behalf of the Company consulted DJG
during the two most recent fiscal years and any subsequent interim period prior
to engaging DJG, regarding either:
(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 either a
written report was provided to the Company or oral advice was provided
that DJG concluded was an important factor considered by the Company
in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial
reporting issue; or
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(ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined
in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) and the related instructions of Item 304 of
Regulation S-K) or reportable event (as described in paragraph
(a)(1)(v) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K).
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibits Description of Exhibit
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16 Letter from former certifying public accountant dated January 29,
2013.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: January 29, 2013
GLOBAL EQUITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ Enzo Taddei
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Enzo Taddei
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBITS INDEX
Exhibits Description
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16 Letter from former certifying public accountant dated January 29,
2013.