{"url_path":"/sec/ftft/8-k/2026-07-09/item-4-01","section_key":"item-4-01","section_title":"Item 4.01 Changes","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-07-09","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1066923/0001213900-26-076535-index.html","accession_number":"0001213900-26-076535","cik":"0001066923","ticker":"FTFT","issuer_name":"Future FinTech Group Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1066923/0001213900-26-076535-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001066923","primary_entity_name":"Future FinTech Group Inc."},"word_count":586,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 4.01 Changes\nin Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.**\n\n \n\n*Dismissal of Fortune CPA Inc.*\n\n \n\nOn July 6, 2026 (the “**Effective\nDate**”), the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “**Audit Committee**”) of Future FinTech Group Inc.\n(the “**Company**”) approved the dismissal of Fortune CPA Inc. (“Fortune”) as the Company’s independent\nregistered public accounting firm. Fortune has served as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company since August\n2023.\n\n \n\nFortune's audit reports on the\nCompany’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 did not\ncontain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting\nprinciples, except that the audit reports on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ended December\n31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.\n\n \n\nDuring the Company’s two\nmost recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period through July 6, 2026, there were (i) no disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv)\nof Regulation S-K and the related instructions thereto) with Fortune on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement\ndisclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Fortune, would have caused it\nto make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in their reports on the financial statements for such years, and (ii) no reportable\nevents (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K), except for the existence of a material weakness in internal control over\nfinancial reporting as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025 and through the subsequent interim period preceding the dismissal, relating\nto insufficient staff with the appropriate level of knowledge, training and experience in U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements, as\npreviously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31,\n2025. In connection with the material weakness described above, the Audit Committee discussed the subject matter of such reportable event\nwith Fortune, and the Company has authorized Fortune to respond fully to the inquiries of the Company’s successor accountant, Wei,\nWei & Co., LLP (“**Wei, Wei & Co.**”), concerning the subject matter of such reportable event.\n\n \n\nThe Company provided Fortune with\na copy of the disclosures made in this Item 4.01 no later than the date of the filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K and requested\nFortune to furnish it with a letter addressed to the SEC, stating whether Fortune agrees with the statements made by the Company and,\nif not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of Fortune’s letter to the SEC dated July 6, 2026 regarding these\nstatements is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.\n\n \n\n*Appointment of Wei, Wei &\nCo., LLP*\n\n \n\nOn July 6, 2026, the Audit Committee\napproved the engagement of Wei, Wei & Co. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately,\nand also approved Wei, Wei & Co. to act as the Company’s auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, effective as\nof July 6, 2026.\n\n \n\nDuring the Company’s two\nmost recent fiscal years and the subsequent period from January 1, 2026 to July 6, 2026, the Company did not consult with Wei, Wei &\nCo. regarding any of the matters or events set forth in Item 304(a)(2)(i) or 304(a)(2)(ii) of Regulation S-K."}