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SolarMax (NASDAQ: SMXT) 10-K/A highlights auditor going concern warning

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SolarMax Technology, Inc. filed an amendment to its annual report primarily to correct the date on the independent auditor’s report from Marcum LLP. The amendment does not change any other disclosures and should be read together with the original filing.

Marcum’s audit opinion on the year ended December 31, 2024 includes an explanatory paragraph about substantial doubt about SolarMax’s ability to continue as a going concern, citing significant working capital deficiency, past losses and a need to raise additional funds. At June 30, 2025, non‑affiliate equity market value was reported as $50.38 million, and 56.9 million common shares were outstanding as of March 31, 2026.

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  • Auditor issues going concern explanatory paragraph, citing significant working capital deficiency, historical losses and a need to raise additional funds, which together raise substantial doubt about SolarMax’s ability to continue as a going concern.

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Audit going concern warning highlights material financial stress at SolarMax.

The amended annual report is largely administrative, correcting the date of Marcum LLP’s audit report. However, the opinion itself contains a clear going concern explanatory paragraph, which is a strong signal of elevated financial risk and funding dependence.

The auditor notes a significant working capital deficiency, historical losses and the need to raise additional funds, all of which create substantial doubt about SolarMax’s ability to continue operating. The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis and do not reflect potential failure outcomes, so future liquidity measures and capital raising efforts will be central to the company’s trajectory.

Non-affiliate equity market value $50,381,290 Based on closing common stock price on June 30, 2025
Shares outstanding 56,906,572 shares Common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2026
Audit period end December 31, 2024 Year-end for audited consolidated financial statements
Auditor tenure 2015 to 2025 Marcum LLP served as SolarMax’s auditor during this period
going concern financial
"These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern."
A going concern is a business that is expected to continue its operations and meet its obligations for the foreseeable future, rather than shutting down or selling off assets. This assumption matters to investors because it indicates stability and ongoing profitability, making the business a more reliable investment. Think of it as believing a restaurant will stay open and serve customers, rather than closing down suddenly.
working capital deficiency financial
"the Company has a significant working capital deficiency, has incurred significant losses and needs to raise additional funds"
Working capital deficiency occurs when a company's short-term resources—cash, inventory and money owed to it—are less than its short-term obligations like bills, wages and debt coming due. Like a household that has more monthly bills than money in the bank, this situation signals a liquidity squeeze that may force borrowing, asset sales or cuts to dividends, and it matters to investors because it raises the risk of operational disruption and reduced shareholder returns.
PCAOB regulatory
"We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB")"
The PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board) is an independent regulator that inspects and enforces rules for the auditors who check public companies’ financial statements. Think of it as a referee for accountants: it sets standards, reviews audit work, and can punish sloppy or dishonest audits. That matters to investors because trustworthy, well-audited financial reports reduce the risk of surprises and help people make better decisions about buying, holding, or selling stocks.
internal control over financial reporting financial
"The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting."
Internal control over financial reporting is a company’s system of procedures and checks designed to make sure its financial statements are accurate and complete, like a set of guardrails and verification steps that catch mistakes or fraud before numbers are published. Investors care because strong controls make reported results more trustworthy, lower the risk of surprise restatements or regulatory problems, and give greater confidence when valuing the company or comparing it to peers.
going concern basis financial
"The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern."

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

___________________________

 

FORM 10-K/A

Amendment No. 1

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(Mark One)

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

 

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission file number 001-41959

___________________________

 

SolarMax Technology, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

___________________________

 

Nevada

 

26-2028786

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

3080 12th Street

Riverside, California

 

92507

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(951) 300-0788

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

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 per share

SMXT

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐     No

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐     No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒     No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒     No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer,” "accelerated filer,” "smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

 

 

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.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.

 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.

 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes      No ☒

 

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by nonaffiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. $50,381,290, based on the closing price of the common stock on June 30, 2025.

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO REGISTRANTS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY

 

PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☐     No ☐

 

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)

 

The number of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2026 was 56,906,572.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders; (2) Any proxy or information statement; and (3) Any annual report filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g., annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980). None.

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

SolarMax Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, which was filed on April 6, 2026 (the “Original Filing”), solely to correct the date of the report of Marcum LLP (the “Marcum Audit Report”).

 

Other than the Marcum Audit Report, there are no changes to the Original Filing. The Original Filing continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing, and the Company has not updated the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events which occurred at a date subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing and the Company’s other filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K.

 

 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of

SolarMax Technology Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of SolarMax Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Explanatory Paragraph – Going Concern

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 2, the Company has a significant working capital deficiency, has incurred significant losses and needs to raise additional funds to meet its obligations and sustain its operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/S/ Marcum LLP

 

Marcum LLP

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor from 2015 to 2025.

 

Costa Mesa, CA

March 31, 2025

 

 
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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 thereunto duly authorized.

*

 

Date: April 14, 2026

SOLARMAX TECHNOLOGY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Hsu

 

 

Name:

David Hsu

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ David Hsu

 

Chief executive officer and director (principal executive officer)

 

April 14, 2026

David Hsu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Stephen Brown

 

Chief financial officer (principal financial officer)

 

April 14, 2026

Stephen Brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Simon Yuan

 

Director

 

April 14, 2026

Simon Yuan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Steve Chen

 

Director

 

April 14, 2026

Steve Chen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Wei Yuan Chen

 

Director

 

April 14, 2026

Wei Yuan Chen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Lei Zhang

 

Director

 

April 14, 2026

Lei Zhang

 

 

 

 

 

 
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FAQ

What is the main purpose of SolarMax (SMXT) filing this 10-K/A amendment?

The amendment primarily corrects the date on Marcum LLP’s independent auditor report. All other disclosures from the original annual report remain unchanged and continue to speak as of that original filing date, so investors should read both documents together.

Does SolarMax (SMXT) face a going concern risk according to its auditor?

Yes. Marcum LLP included an explanatory paragraph stating there is substantial doubt about SolarMax’s ability to continue as a going concern, citing a significant working capital deficiency, ongoing losses and a need to raise additional funds to meet obligations and sustain operations.

What financial period does the Marcum LLP audit opinion for SolarMax (SMXT) cover?

The audit opinion covers SolarMax’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024. Marcum states the statements present fairly, in all material respects, the company’s financial position and results of operations in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

What was SolarMax (SMXT) market value of non-affiliate equity at its last second quarter?

SolarMax reported aggregate market value of voting and non‑voting common equity held by nonaffiliates of $50,381,290, based on the closing price of its common stock on June 30, 2025, the last business day of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

How many SolarMax (SMXT) common shares were outstanding as of March 31, 2026?

SolarMax reported 56,906,572 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2026. This figure provides a baseline for understanding the company’s equity capitalization and potential ownership dilution when evaluating future financings or other share-related corporate actions.

Did the auditor review SolarMax’s internal control over financial reporting?

Marcum LLP obtained an understanding of SolarMax’s internal control over financial reporting as part of the financial statement audit but was not engaged to audit internal control effectiveness. Accordingly, the firm expressly states it does not express an opinion on internal control over financial reporting.