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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · IT TECH PACKAGING, INC. (ITP)

IT Tech Packaging: auditor HCL resigns Sept. 16, 2026; no successor engaged yet

Negative Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

IT Tech Packaging said its independent auditor, HCL, PLLC, resigned effective September 16, 2026, about two weeks after being engaged on September 2, 2026 to audit fiscal 2025. HCL issued no audit report during its engagement, and the filing reports no disagreements or reportable events, but the company has not yet named a replacement auditor.

Key points

  • HCL, PLLC resigned as independent registered public accounting firm effective September 16, 2026, after notifying the Audit Committee that day.
  • HCL had been engaged on September 2, 2026 to audit the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and issued no audit report.
  • No disagreements or reportable events were identified, according to the filing.
  • As of the filing date, the company has not engaged a successor auditor and says it intends to do so promptly.

The filing

CompanyIT TECH PACKAGING, INC. (ITP)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 18, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
Accession number0001213900-26-101474

Items reported: 4.01 Auditor Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 10:08 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 18, 2026.

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