Seneca Foods replaces Plante Moran with Deloitte as auditor for fiscal 2024
Seneca Foods dismissed Plante Moran as its independent auditor and engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, effective November 7, 2023. Plante Moran had said it was evaluating whether to continue its SEC audit practice in the company's primary industry. The filing discloses a previously reported material weakness in internal control tied to LIFO inventory accounting, which is expected to be tested before the March 31, 2024 controls assessment.
- Deloitte & Touche LLP engaged effective November 7, 2023, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024
- Plante Moran's audit reports for fiscal 2023 and 2022 contained no adverse opinion, disclaimer, or qualification
- Reportable event: material weakness related to LIFO inventory valuation as of March 31, 2023, disclosed July 25, 2023
- Plante Moran's letter to the SEC dated November 13, 2023, is filed as Exhibit 16.1