INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC
8-K, 2000-02-01
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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    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):
                                January 28, 2000




                           INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.
                           ---------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                     Nevada
                                     ------
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)



                000-28053                              98-0204280
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         (Commission File No.)                       (IRS Employer
                                                   Identification No.)



          1460 Pandosy Street
               Suite 106
    Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada                   V1Y 1P3
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(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)






Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (250) 868-8177
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Item 4.  Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

     On January 28, 2000,  Kish,  Leake &  Associates,  P.C.,  the  Registrant's
independent  accountant  for the  Registrant's  two most  recent  fiscal  years,
resigned.  The Registrant's financial statements for the last two years prepared
by Kish, Leake & Associates, P.C. contained a "going concern" opinion.

     Also on January 28, 2000,  the Registrant  engaged the  accounting  firm of
Cordovano and Harvey,  P.C. as the independent  public  accountants to audit the
Registrant's  fiscal year ended September 30, 2000, as well as future  financial
statements, to replace the firm of Kish, Leake & Associates,  P.C. which was the
principal  independent  public  accountant as reported in the Registrant's  Form
10-SB as filed  with the  Securities  &  Exchange  Commission.  This  change  in
independent   accountants  was  approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the
Registrant.

     There were no disagreements within the last two fiscal years and subsequent
periods  with  Kish,  Leake &  Associates,  P.C.  on any  matter  of  accounting
principles or practices,  financial statement  disclosure,  or auditing scope of
procedure,  which disagreement(s),  if not resolved to the satisfaction of Kish,
Leake &  Associates,  P.C.  would have  caused  that firm to make  reference  in
connection with its reports to the subject matter of the  disagreement(s) or any
reportable events.

     The Registrant has requested that Kish, Leake & Associates, P.C. furnish it
with a letter  addressed to the  Commission  stating  whether it agrees with the
above  statements.  A copy of such letter,  dated  January 28, 2000, is filed as
Exhibit 16 to this Form 8-K.

Item 7(c).  Exhibits.
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         Number      Exhibit
         ------      -------

         16.0        Letter of Registrant's independent certified
                     accountant, Kish, Leake & Associates, P.C.



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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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                      INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.



                                      By:  s/David Ward
                                         ---------------------
                                         David Ward, President


Dated:  February 1, 2000


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                           INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.

                        ---------------------------------

                            EXHIBIT 16.0 TO FORM 8-K

                        ---------------------------------

                             LETTER OF REGISTRANT'S

                     INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

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                      KISH, LEAKE & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

                       Certified Public Accountants


J.D. Kish, C.P.A., M.B.A.                      7901 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 220
James D. Leake, C.P.A., M.T.                           Englewood, Colorado 80111
____________________________                            Telephone (303) 779-5006
Arleen R. Brogan, C.P.A.                                     Fax: (303) 779-5724
                                                                  www.klacpa.com




Janaury 28, 2000


Office of the Chief Accountant
SECPS Letter File
Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 9-5
450 5th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549


We would  like to  inform  you that we have  read the  disclosures  provided  by
Investment  Assocaites,  Inc. (Comm. Number 000-28053) in its filing of form 8-K
dated  January  28,  2000 and that  there  are no  disagreements  regarding  the
statements made under Item 4-Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.


Sincerely,

s/Kish, Leake & Associates, P.C.

Kish, Leake & Associates, P.C.

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