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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C.
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 13, 2026
Clean
Energy Technologies, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| 001-41654 |
|
20-2675800 |
(Commission
File Number) |
|
(IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
1340
Reynolds Avenue, Unit 120
Irvine,
CA |
NV |
92614 |
| (Address
of Principal Executive Offices) |
|
(Zip
Code) |
(949)
273-4990
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions:
| ☐ |
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| ☐ |
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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| ☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.14d-2(b)) |
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| ☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title
of Each Class |
|
Trading
Symbol(s) |
|
Name
of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common
Stock, par value $0.001 |
|
CETY |
|
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405)
or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item
4.01. Changes In Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
Previous
Certifying Accounting Firm
(i)
On July 13, 2026, Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) notified TAAD LLP (the “Former Accounting
Firm”) of its dismissal as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
(ii)
The reports of the Former Accounting Firm on the Company’s financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31,
2025 and 2024, contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope,
or accounting principles except as set forth in subparagraph (iii) below.
(iii)
The reports of the Former Accounting Firm on the Company’s financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025
and 2024, contained an explanatory paragraph which noted that there was substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue
as a going concern.
(iv)
The Company’s Audit Committee approved the dismissal of the Former Accounting Firm.
(v)
During the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and during the interim period through July 13, 2026, there (i) have been no disagreements
with the Former Accounting Firm on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope
or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of the Former Accounting Firm, would have caused the Former Accounting
Firm to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreements in its reports on the financial statements for such years, and (ii)
were no reportable events of the kind referenced in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
(vi)
The Company provided the Former Accounting Firm a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K and requested that the Former Accounting Firm
furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the disclosures the Company
is making in response to Item 304(a) of Reg. S-K, and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of the letter
from the Former Accounting Firm is attached hereto as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
New
Independent Accountants
On
July 16, 2026, the Company engaged Green Growth CPAs (the “New Accounting Firm”) as its independent registered public
accounting firm. The Company has not consulted with the New Accounting Firm during our two most recent fiscal years or during the subsequent
interim period through July 16, 2026, regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed
or proposed; (ii) the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements, and neither a written report was
provided to us nor oral advice was provided that the New Accounting Firm concluded was an important factor considered by the Company
in reaching a decision as to an accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (iii) any matter that was either the subject
of disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a reportable event (within the meaning
of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The
exhibits listed in the following exhibit index are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
(d)
Exhibits
| Exhibit
No. |
|
Description
of Exhibit |
| 16.1
|
|
Letter from Former Accounting Firm |
| 104 |
|
Cover
Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, hereunder duly authorized.
| |
CLEAN
ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
| |
|
|
| Dated:
July 16, 2026 |
By: |
/s/
Kambiz Mahdi |
| |
|
Kambiz
Mahdi |
| |
|
Chief
Executive Officer |
