{"url_path":"/sec/bark/10-k/2026/item-9a","section_key":"item-9a","section_title":"Item 9A CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-06-10","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/0001628280-26-042242-index.html","accession_number":"0001628280-26-042242","cik":"0001819574","ticker":"BARK","issuer_name":"Bark, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/0001628280-26-042242-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001819574","primary_entity_name":"Bark, Inc."},"word_count":259,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES\n\nEvaluation of disclosure controls and procedures\n\nBased on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act) required by Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b), our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2026.\n\nManagement’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting\n\nOur management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its evaluation under the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2026.\n\nChanges in internal controls\n\nThere have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.\n\nThe effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2026 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K."}