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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) April 21, 1997
VIEW TECH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 0-25940 77-0312442
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
950 Flynn Road, Camarillo, California 93012
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (805) 482-8277
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
ENGAGEMENT OF NEW CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
On April 21, 1997, Arthur Andersen LLP was engaged as the certifying
accountants of View Tech, Inc. ("View Tech" or the "Company") for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 1997. This appointment was recommended by the Audit
Committee and approved by the Board of Directors on such date.
During the Company's two most recent fiscal years and the six-month
transition period ended December 31, 1996, and the subsequent interim period
ending April 21, 1997, Arthur Andersen LLP was not consulted regarding any of
the items, events or circumstances listed in Item 4(b) of Form 8-K and Item
304(a)(2) of Regulation S-K, except that USTeleCenters, Inc., a Massachusetts
corporation ("USTeleCenters"), and the predecessor of USTeleCenters, Inc., a
Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("UST"), had
engaged Arthur Andersen LLP as its principal accountants since the inception of
USTeleCenters in 1987 and also consulted with Arthur Andersen LLP in connection
with the tax treatment of the merger between USTeleCenters and the Company.
The Company has requested that Arthur Andersen LLP furnish it with a letter
addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission containing any new
information, clarification of the Company's expression of its views, or the
respects in which Arthur Andersen does not agree with the Company. The Company
will file as Exhibit 16.1, the letter, if any, that it receives from Arthur
Andersen LLP, in response to its request.
DISMISSAL OF FORMER CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
On April 21, 1997, the Audit Committee dismissed Carpenter Kuhen &
Sprayberry as the Company's independent accountants. The dismissal was
recommended by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors on
such date.
During the two most recent fiscal years and the interim period subsequent
to December 31, 1996, there have been no disagreements with Carpenter Kuhen &
Sprayberry on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial
statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure or any reportable events.
Carpenter Kuhen & Sprayberry's reports on the financial statements for the
Company's fiscal years ended June 30, 1996 and June 30, 1995, and the six-month
transition period ended December 31, 1996, contained no adverse opinion or
disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty,
audit scope or accounting principle.
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The Company has requested that Carpenter Kuhen & Sprayberry furnish it with
a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it
agrees with the above statements. A copy of Carpenter Kuhen & Sprayberry's
letter, dated April 25, 1997, is filed as Exhibit 16.2 to this Report.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
Not Applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Not Applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit 16.1. Letter of Arthur Andersen LLP**. If received, will be filed by
amendment.
Exhibit 16.2. Letter of Carpenter Kuhen & Sprayberry agreeing with the
statements made by View Tech in Item 4 of this Report.
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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.
VIEW TECH, INC.
April 28, 1997 /s/ William M. McKay
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Date William M. McKay
Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit 16.2
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have read and agree with the comments in Item 4 of Form 8-k of View Tech,
Inc. dated April 21, 1997.
CARPENTER, KUHEN & SPRAYBERRY
Oxnard, CA
April 28, 1997
