EBIX, INC. (NASDAQ:EBIX) Files An 8-K Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
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As previously disclosed on October 5, 2018, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors solicited proposals from four major accounting firms and conducted an extensive evaluation process in connection with the selection of the Company’s independent auditors. Following this process, on December 21, 2018, the Audit Committee appointed RSM US LLP (“RSM”) to serve as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2019. T R Chadha & Co. LLP (“TRC”) will continue as the Company’s auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. TRC was appointed to serve as the Company’s independent auditor for 2018 on October 5, 2018, replacing Cherry Bekaert LLP (“CBH”), as previously announced. CBH served as the Company’s auditor from 2008 through October 5, 2018. |
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In connection with the audits of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, and in the subsequent interim period through December 21, 2018 there were no disagreements with either TRC or CBH on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope and procedures which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of TRC or CBH, as applicable, would have caused such former accounting firm to make reference to the matter in their report. |
Except as provided in the succeeding sentence, there were no reportable events (as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K during the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017 or in the subsequent period through December 27, 2018. The reports of CBH on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that CBH’s report on internal control over financial reporting expressed an opinion that the Company had not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017 because of the effect of material weaknesses identified by Company management in the design of the Company’s controls over accounting for business combinations, the preparation of the income tax provision, and having contemporaneous documentation of significant acquisition related transactions.
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The Company has provided TRC with a copy of the foregoing statements and has requested and received from TRC a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not TRC agrees with the above statements. A copy of the letter from TRC is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K. In October 2018, when the Company replaced CBH, the Company provided CBH with a copy of the foregoing statements and has requested and received from CBH a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not CBH agrees with the above statements. A copy of the letter from CBH is attached as Exhibit 16.2 to this Form 8-K. |
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During the two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period from January 1 to December 21, 2018 neither the Company nor anyone acting on behalf of the Company, consulted RSM regarding any of the matters or events set forth in Item 3.04(a)(2) of Regulation S-K. |
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The audit committee of the Company decided to continue with KPMG for Valuation and Ernst&Young for tax advice, tax provisioning and SOX work, for the year 2018 and 2019. |
On December 28, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of RSM US LLP to serve as the Company’s independent auditor for 2019. A copy of this press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Item 9.01 Exhibits.
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About EBIX, INC. (NASDAQ:EBIX)
Ebix, Inc. (Ebix) is a supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry. Ebix provides application software products for the insurance industry, including carrier systems, agency systems and exchanges, as well as custom software development. Ebix conducts its operations through four channels, which include Exchanges, Carrier Systems, Broker Systems and Risk Compliance Solutions (RCS). Ebix operates data exchanges in the areas of life insurance, annuities, employee health benefits, risk management, workers compensation, and property and casualty (P&C) insurance. Ebix designs and deploys back-end systems for P&C insurance brokers across the world. Ebix also designs and deploys on-demand and back-end systems for P&C insurance companies. Ebix focus in RCS channel pertains to business process outsourcing services that include providing project management, time and material consulting to clients across the world, and claims adjudication/settlement services.