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| ITEM 4.01 | CHANGES IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT. |
Senmiao Technology Limited (the “Company”) was notified by Friedman LLP (“Friedman”), the Company’s then independent registered public accounting firm, that effective September 1, 2022, Friedman is combined with Marcum LLP. On October 12, 2022, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors approved the dismissal of Friedman LLP and the engagement of Marcum Asia CPAs LLP (“Marcum Asia”) to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company. The services previously provided by Friedman LLP will now be provided by Marcum Asia.
The reports of Friedman on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
The Company provided Friedman with a copy of the foregoing disclosure and requested Friedman to furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made therein. A copy of such letter furnished by Friedman is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period through October 12, 2022, there were no disagreements with Friedman on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement(s), if not resolved to the satisfaction of Friedman, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its report. During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period through October 12, 2022, there were no reportable events of the type described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period through October 12, 2022, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted with Marcum Asia regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided that Marcum Asia concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and its related instructions) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 16.1 | Letter from Friedman LLP dated October 17, 2022 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: October 17, 2022 | SENMIAO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | |
| By: | /s/ Xi Wen | |
| Name: | Xi Wen | |
| Title: |
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |