8-K
Bioquest Corp (BQST)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
8-K
Mark
One
May18, 2022
COMMISSION FILE NO. 000-56260

BIOQUEST
CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 80-0975853 | 5149 |
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| (State<br> or Other Jurisdiction of | IRS<br> Employer | Primary<br> Standard Industrial |
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4570Campus Drive Suite 23
NewportBeach, CA 92660
(Address of principal executive offices)
Phone:(714) 978-4425
(Registrant’s telephone number)
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ITEM
4.01 CHANGES IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
Previous Independent Accountants
On May 16, 2022, our Board of Directors voted to change our independent auditors, Haynie and Company (“HC”), effective May 17, 2022.
HC audited the financial statements of the Company for the two years ended April 30, 2021 and 2020 respectively, and reviewed the two subsequent quarters July 30, 2021, and October 31, 2021. The report of HC on such financial statements, dated August 13, 2021 did contain a modification raising substantial doubt about the Registrant’s ability to continue as a going concern. HC’s reports did not contain any other adverse or disclaimer of opinion and were not otherwise qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
For the past two fiscal years and subsequent interim periods though the date of termination, there have been no disagreements with the former accountants on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Haynie and Company, would have caused them to make reference thereto in their report on the financial statements.
During the two most recent fiscal years and the interim period to the date of their resignation, there have been no reportable events, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-B.
During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years, and since then, HC has not advised the Company that any of the following exist or are applicable:
| (1) | That<br> the internal controls necessary for the Company to develop reliable financial statements do not exist, that information has come<br> to their attention that has led them to no longer be able to rely on management’s representations, or that has made them unwilling<br> to be associated with the financial statements prepared by management. |
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| (2) | That<br> the Company needs to expand significantly the scope of its audit, or that information has come to their attention that if further<br> investigated may materially impact the fairness or reliability of a previously issued audit report or the underlying financial statements<br> or any other financial presentation, or cause them to be unwilling to rely on management’s representations or be associated<br> with the Company’s financial statements for the foregoing reasons or any other reason, or |
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| (3) | That<br> they have advised the Company that information has come to their attention that they have concluded materially impacts the fairness<br> or reliability of either a previously issued audit report or the underlying financial statements for the foregoing reasons or any<br> other reason. |
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We have provided Haynie and Company a copy of the disclosure made in response to this Item 4.01 and have requested that Haynie and Company provide a letter addressed to the Securities & Exchange Commission confirming their agreement with the disclosure contained herein.
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New Independent Accountants
On May 18^th^, 2022, L J Soldinger Associates, LLC (“LJS”), Certified Public Accountants of Deer Park, Illinois, were appointed by the Company to audit our financial statements for the year ended April 30, 2022. During our two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim periods preceding their appointment as independent accountants, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted LJS regarding either the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered of the Company’s consolidated financial statements, nor has LJS provided to the Company a written report or oral advice regarding such principles or audit opinion.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit 16 | Letter from Haynie & Company to the Securities and Exchange Commissions dated May 18,2022 |
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with 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.
| /s/ David P. Noyes |
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| Chief Financial Officer |
| May 18, 2022 |
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Exhibit 16

May 18, 2022
Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
460 Fifth Street N. W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: BioQuest Corp.
Commission File Number 000-56260
Commissioners:
On May 16, 2022, we were informed of our dismissal as the independent registered public accounting firm for BioQuest Corp. (the Company).
We have read the Company’s disclosure set forth in Item 4.01, “Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant” of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K and are in agreement with the disclosures in the referenced Current Report, insofar as they pertain to our firm. We have not been requested to, nor are we providing any representations related to the other disclosures included in this Form 8-K. We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the foregoing report on Form 8-K.
| Sincerely, |
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| /s/ Haynie & Company |
| Haynie & Company |
