Other Governance Information
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The independence and suitability of CPAs |
The Audit Committee of The Company regularly evaluates the independence and suitability of CPAs yearly, and submits the evaluation results to the Board of Directors.
The evaluation mechanism is as follows:
- The Company’s CPAs are not related parties to the Company and the directors.
- The Company abides by the Corporate governance Principles to handle the rotation of CPAs.
- Prior to the appointment of annual audit services, the firm of CPAs is required to obtain the approval of the Audit committee. Before the appointment of non-audit services, the firm of CPAs shall confirm the requirements for independence are met and report to the independent directors in quarterly Audit committee meetings.
- The CPAs shall report to the Audit committee on the compliance with the independent standards and their review or audit results on a quarterly basis.
- Obtain an independent statement issued by CPAs on a regular basis.
- The Company includes the Audit Quality Indicators (AQIs) in the CPAs annual appointment evaluation and the CPAs are required to report with the Audit committee accordingly.
The assessments are as follows:
- The Audit committee completed the evaluation process on January 30, 2024, and submitted the evaluation results to the board of directors for approval on January 31, 2024.
- The Audit committee completed the evaluation process on February 12, 2025, and submitted the evaluation results to the board of directors for approval on February 13, 2025.
- The independence of the certifying accountants complies with the relevant regulations, including the Certified Public Accountant Act of the Republic of China and the Code of Professional Ethics for Accountants.
- The Company has not engaged the same certifying accountant for five consecutive years.
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Full- (or part-) time unit of Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethical Corporate Management |