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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20459
 
FORM 8-K/ A
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 30, 2009
 
Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
000-26460
 
95-4484725
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File
Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
410 Park Avenue--15th Floor   New York, New York 10022
(Address of principal corporate offices)                    (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 231-8359

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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
 
On December 30, 2009, Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors of the Company by mutual consent had terminated the appointment of Schumacher & Associates, Inc. (“Schumacher”) as independent certifying accountants of the Company, and appointed the firm of Ramirez International Financial & Accounting Services, Inc. (“Ramirez International”) as the new independent certifying accountants of the Company.

The Company stated in its December 30, 2009 Form 8-K that, during its two most recently completed fiscal quarters ended June 30 and September 30, 2009 and through the termination date of December 30, 2009, there were over the period two disagreements between Schumacher and the Company.  In response to a Staff comment letter, this Form 8-K/Ais being filed to upgrade the Company’s prior disclosure.


 
The first disagreement involved whether the Company should be filing as a development stage company.  The second involved the valuations associated with the Company’s July 7, 2009 stock issuance which dispute culminated in the voiding of the transaction as discussed in the Company’s Form 8-K filed  November 23, 2009.

With regard to the first disagreement, Schumacher believed that the Company may be a development stage company and suggested contacting the SEC for guidance.  The Company had concluded, in its Form 10-K disclosure for the period ended December 31, 2008 that, “… it should sell the Company or identify a merger partner. There can be no assurances that the Company will be successful in completing such a transaction or be able to maintain sufficient liquidity over a period of time that will allow it to carry out this action, in which case the Company might be forced to dissolve or seek protection under the Federal bankruptcy statutes, or both...” Based on these circumstances and FASB pronouncements (as well as the advice of an outside consultant), the Board of Directors believed and continues to believe the Company is not a development stage company and no additional disclosures are necessary.

With regard to the second disagreement, the valuation issue, Schumacher believed that alternative valuation methods should be used when there is minimal active market trading, and as such, suggested the valuation be based on the sale of control of comparable shell companies.  Schumacher also believed that recording the consideration for the purchase of the shares would include cash consideration plus the value of services performed. When an outside consultant noted that the price per share paid was below the Company’s .01 par value per share, an ultra vires act, an immediate rescission was affected thereby voiding the prior transaction. (The Company did consider FAS 116, paragraph 9, and determined that the contributed services were clerical in nature, and, under such accounting authority should be excluded, and, in any event was not material and did not equal the difference in par value per share.)  Since this transaction occurred and was rescinded within the Company’s third quarter, no restatement for prior periods is required.

As reflected in Schumacher’s letter dated December 30, 2009 [and again on February 19, 2010], there were no further disagreements with Schumacher on accounting principle or practice, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope, procedure or accounting issue.

The disagreement was considered by the Company’s Board of Directors and, as part of that consideration, provided Schumacher with a copy of this amended disclosure and requested that it furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the above statements. A copy of such updated letter is attached hereto as an exhibit to this Current Report on this Form 8-K/A.

Item  9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

16.1             Updated Letter from Accountants 


 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc.
 
       
Dated: February 19, 2010
By:
/s/ Jay Gottlieb
 
   
Jay Gottlieb
 
   
Chairman of the Board, Secretary and Treasurer