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 January 23, 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------- Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) SHOPNET.COM, INC. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter Delaware 0-28690 13-3871821 ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number) Incorporation) 112 West 34th Street, New York, New York 10120 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address of Principal Executive Offices (212) 967-8303 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT On approval of its Audit Committee, on January 23, 2002 the Registrant dismissed Massella Rubenstein LLP (formerly Massella, Tomaro & Co. L.L.P., hereinafter "Massella"). The dismissal was not due to any discrepancies or disagreements between same and the Registrant on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure. Massella's report on the Registrant's financial statements for the six month transition period ended June 30, 2001 ("Transition Period") and fiscal years ended December 30, 2000 and December 30, 1999 did not contain any adverse opinions or disclaimers of opinion. Nor were such modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During the Transition Period and the two most recent fiscal years and any subsequent interim period through the date of the dismissal, the Registrant and Massella had no disagreements or "reportable events." The Registrant dismissed Massella as part of a recently initiated cost savings program. The Registrant's Audit Committee approved, as of January 23, 2002, the engagement of Jerome Rosenberg CPA, P.C. as its principal accountant to audit its and its subsidiary's financial statements. ITEM 7. EXHIBITS (a) None. (b) None. (c) Letter of Massella Rubenstein LLP., dated January 25, 2002. 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. SHOPNET.COM, INC. /s/ Harold Rashbaum Dated: January 28, 2002 By: Harold Rashbaum President and Chief Executive Officer Massella Rubenstein LLP Certified Public Accountants and Consultants January 25, 2002 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 We have read Item 4 of Form 8-K dated January 23, 2002 of Shopnet.com, Inc. and are in agreement with the statements contained therein. Very truly yours, /s/ Massella Rubenstein LLP Massella Rubenstein LLP