Document and Entity Information - USD ($)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Dec. 09, 2016

Mar. 31, 2016

Document And Entity Information

Entity Registrant Name

CEL SCI CORP

Entity Central Index Key

0000725363

Document Type

10-K/A

Document Period End Date

Sep. 30, 2016

Amendment Flag

true

Amendment Description

In October 2008, the Company entered into an agreement whereby the Company leased a building owned by a third party. The Company accounted for the arrangement as an operating lease under ASC 840, Accounting for Leases.

In November 2017, the Company determined that the lease should have been treated as a financing obligation rather than an operating lease.

Accordingly, this amended 10-K is filed to correct the manner in which the Company accounted for the lease. See Note 17. Restatement, in the financial statements enclosed herein, for further information

In addition:

· per share data, including earnings per share amounts, in this amended 10-K have been adjusted to reflect a 1 for 25 reverse stock split which became effective on the NYSE American on June 15, 2017;

· management’s report on internal control over financial reporting and its conclusion on disclosure controls and procedures have been revised to address the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting; and

· the opinion of BDO USA, LLP on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2016 has been amended.

Except for the above, no other information included in the 10-K report filed on December 15, 2016 is amended by this Form 10-K/A.

Current Fiscal Year End Date

--09-30

Is Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer?

No

Is Entity a Voluntary Filer?

No

Is Entity's Reporting Status Current?

Yes

Entity Filer Category

Accelerated Filer

Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding

7,548,976

Entity Public Float

$ 60,807,407

Document Fiscal Period Focus

FY

Document Fiscal Year Focus

2016