SEC Comment Letter for Sockeye Seafood Group Inc (CIK 0001301557) — Dec 23, 2005
Sockeye Seafood Group Inc (CIK 0001301557)
Date: Dec. 23, 2005 · CIK: 0001301557 · Accession: 0000000000-05-063852
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Referenced dates: December 19, 2005, November 25, 2005
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December 23, 2005
Mr. David Knapfel
Treasurer and CFO
Sockeye Seafood Group
400-601 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4C2
Canada
Re: Sockeye Seafood Group (Sockeye)
File No.: 0-51197
Dear Mr. Knapfel:
In your letter dated December 19, 2005, in response to the
staff`s letter dated November 25, 2005 on the Item 4.01 Form 8-K
filed November 17, 2005, you request the staff not object to the
use
of a Malaysia-based registered public accounting firm to audit the
financial statements of Sockeye for its fiscal year ended December
31, 2005.
Your letter states that Sockeye determined it was
appropriate
to hire an audit firm based in Malaysia since your previous U.S.
accounting firm, Franklin Griffith and Associates, deregistered
with
the PCAOB and a new PCAOB registered accounting firm was therefore
required. Sockeye concluded it would be appropriate to engage the
Malaysia-based accounting firm, Esther Yap & Co., since you, as
Sockeye`s Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, live near Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia full time. Your letter further states that
Sockeye
intends to expand its operations into Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
As a matter of policy, the SEC staff does not approve or
disapprove of a registrant`s selection of a specific auditor,
provided that the auditor meets the requirements of Article 2 of
Regulation S-X and related guidance. However, based on the
factors
described in your letter, we do not believe that Sockeye should
engage a registered public accounting firm based in Malaysia.
This
is principally due to the fact that Sockeye has no operations in
Malaysia and none of its assets are located there.
We believe Sockeye should immediately engage a registered
public accounting firm based in the United States to serve as its
auditor. If Sockeye`s operations outside of the United States
become
more significant in the future, we would consider a request to
engage
a firm that is based outside of the United States. In making this
evaluation, the staff considers the factors outlined in Section
5:K
of "International Reporting and Disclosures Issues in the Division
of
Corporation Finance," which is available on the Commission`s
website
at: <http://www.sec.gov/divisions/corpfin/internatl/
cfirdissues1104.htm>.
Our conclusion is based solely on the information included
in
your letter. Materially new or different facts and circumstances
could result in different conclusions. If you have any questions
about this letter, please contact me at (202) 551-3512.
Sincerely,
Stephanie L. Hunsaker
Associate Chief Accountant
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Sockeye Seafood Group, Inc.
December 23, 2005
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