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Document and Entity Information | 3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Feb. 03, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract] |  |
Entity Registrant Name | APPLIED DNA SCIENCES INC |
Entity Central Index Key | 0000744452 |
Trading Symbol | apdn |
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --09-30 |
Entity Filer Category | Accelerated Filer |
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding |  | 807,850,028
Document Type | 10-Q/A |
Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Amendment Flag | true |
Amendment Description | Applied DNA Sciences (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to its Quarterly Report Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2013, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), on February 10, 2014 (the “Original Filing”). The Registrant is filing this Amendment to amend our disclosure in Part I, Item 4 “Controls and Procedures” to clarify and amend the conclusion of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer regarding the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2013. This Amendment is being filed in response to the Company determining that as a result of the Company’s transition from a “smaller reporting company” to an “accelerated filer” at the end of fiscal 2013, the Company was required to include in the Original 10-K the auditor attestation report on internal control over financial reporting required by Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Auditor Attestation Report”). As a result, the Company amended its 10-K, originally filed on December 20, 2013 to include the auditor attestation report on internal control over financial reporting required by Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and a Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. The 10K/A was filed on May 1, 2014. In addition to the above, the Amendment includes the following changes and additions to the Original 10-Q: · We have updated our Notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements on Note I – Subsequent Events. · New certifications by our principal executive officer and principal financial officer under Sections 302 and 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed as exhibits to this Amendment. Except as described above, no other amendments have been made to the Original Filing. This Amendment does not modify or update the disclosures or financial information contained in the Original Filing in any way other than as required to reflect the revisions discussed above. |
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