UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, ~~D.C.~~DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 ~~OF THE~~UNDER

~~SECURITIES~~THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of, ~~December~~March ~~2025~~2026

Commission File Number: 001-35722

TAOPING INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name ~~into~~in English)

21st Floor, ~~Everbright~~Building ~~Bank~~3, ~~Building~~Tianjin Science and Technology Plaza

~~Zhuzilin,~~Keyan ~~Futian~~West ~~District~~Road

~~Shenzhen,~~Nankai ~~Guangdong~~District, ~~518040~~Tianjin, 300192

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:. ☒ Form 20-F ~~☒ Form~~☐ Form 40-F ☐

~~Supplemental~~Appointment ~~Agreement~~of toMr. ~~Share~~Bin ~~Purchase~~Ma ~~Agreement~~as Co-CEO

AsOn ~~previously~~March ~~reported~~2, in2026, the ~~Report~~board onof ~~Form~~directors ~~6-K filed with~~ (the ~~U.S.~~“Board”) ~~Securities~~of ~~and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2025,~~ Taoping Inc., a British Virgin Islands business company with limited liability (the “Company”), ~~through~~appointed ~~its~~Mr. ~~wholly~~Bin ~~owned~~Ma ~~British Virgin Islands subsidiary, Taoping Holdings Limited~~ (“~~Taoping~~Mr. ~~Holdings~~Ma”), ~~entered~~as ~~into~~ a ~~Share~~Co-Chief ~~Purchase~~Executive ~~Agreement~~Officer (the “~~SPA~~Co-CEO”) ~~with Skyladder Holding Limited (the “Transferor”) on September 29, 2025, pursuant to which Taoping Holdings agreed to acquire 100%~~ of the ~~equity~~Company ~~interests of Skyladder Group Limited, a Hong Kong company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Transferor~~ (the “~~Target~~Mr. Ma’s Appointment”). ~~Pursuant~~ toAs the ~~SPA~~Co-CEO, ~~the total consideration for the acquisition of the Target is RMB 152 million (approximately US$21~~Mr.36 ~~million),~~Ma ~~payable in~~will ~~7,882,921~~serve ~~ordinary~~alongside ~~shares~~Jianghuai ~~of the Company~~Lin, ~~with~~who ~~no par value per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), which~~ will ~~be issued in~~continue aas ~~single batch within 10 business days after all closing conditions have been satisfied or waived and~~ the ~~equity~~Company’s ~~transfer~~Chairman of the ~~Target has~~Board ~~been completed in Hong Kong. The Ordinary Shares to be issued will initially be subject to transfer restrictions, which may be lifted in tranches upon achievement of required audited revenue~~ and ~~net~~the ~~profit (after tax) targets for various time periods~~Co-CEO.

OnMr. ~~November~~Ma ~~25,~~has ~~2025,~~over ~~the~~two ~~Company~~decades ~~through~~of ~~Taoping~~experience ~~Holdings~~in ~~entered~~real ~~into~~estate adevelopment ~~Supplemental~~and ~~Agreement~~corporate tomanagement. ~~the~~Since ~~SPA~~2023, ~~(the~~Mr. ~~“Supplemental~~Ma ~~Agreement”)~~has served as Chairman ~~with~~and ~~the~~Chief ~~Transferor~~Executive toOfficer ~~amend~~of ~~the~~Skyladder ~~first~~Group ~~clause~~Limited, ofa ~~Article~~Hong ~~3.3~~Kong company and wholly owned subsidiary of the ~~SPA~~Company. ~~Pursuant~~Since to2016, ~~the~~Mr. Ma ~~Supplemental~~has ~~Agreement,~~also ifserved ~~during~~as ~~the~~Chairman ~~period from~~of ~~December~~Shenzhen 1,Smart ~~2025~~Skyladder toIoT ~~December~~Limited ~~31,~~and ~~2025~~Tianjin Haizhi Ronggang Industrial Co., ~~the~~Ltd. ~~Target~~Mr. ~~achieves~~Ma holds ~~audited~~a ~~operating~~Bachelor’s ~~revenue~~Degree ofin ~~RMB~~Economics 8from Jinan University.16 ~~million~~Given his proven track record and ~~net~~wealth ~~profit~~of ~~(after~~knowledge, ~~tax)~~the Board ofbelieves ~~RMB~~that ~~440,000,~~Mr. ~~then~~Ma ~~1,576,584~~is ~~Ordinary~~qualified ~~Shares~~to ~~will~~serve beas ~~unlocked~~the Co-CEO.

~~The~~In ~~foregoing~~connection ~~description~~with ofMr. ~~the~~Ma’s ~~Supplemental~~Appointment, ~~Agreement~~the ~~does~~Company ~~not~~has ~~purport~~entered tointo bean ~~complete~~employment agreement and isan ~~qualified~~indemnification inagreement ~~its entirety by reference to~~with ~~the~~Mr. ~~full text of the Supplemental Agreement~~Ma, ~~a copy of~~ which isare ~~furnished~~attached ~~as Exhibit 99.1~~ to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively.

~~Closing~~Mr. Ma (i) was not appointed as the Co-CEO pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any other person; (ii) does not have a family relationship with any of the ~~Acquisition~~Company’s directors or other executive officers; (iii) has not engaged, since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, nor proposes to engage, in any transaction in which the Company was or is a participant other than transactions that have been publicly disclosed by the Company.

On November 26, 2025, the parties to the SPA, as amended, consummated the acquisition. Pursuant to the SPA and the Supplemental Agreement, the Company acquired all of the equity interests in the Target and issued an aggregate of 7,882,921 Ordinary Shares to the Transferor’s shareholders, subject to the transfer restrictions set forth therein.

This Form 6-K, including the exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference into the registration statements of the Company on Form S-8 (No. 333-211363), Form S-8 (No. 333-256600), Form S-8 (No, 333-283697), Form F-3 (File No. 333-262181) and Form F-3 (File No. 333-288404) and shall be a part thereof from the date on which this report is furnished, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 1, 2025	TAOPING INC.
	TAOPING INC.
	By:	/s/ Jianghuai Lin
Date: March 3, 2026	By:	/s/ Jianghuai Lin
		Jianghuai Lin
		Chief Executive Officer
		Co- Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Securities Purchase Agreement - Supplemental Agreement, dated November 25, 2025, by and among Taoping Holdings Limited, Taoping Inc., Skyladder Holding Limited and Skyladder Group Limited.
10.1		Employment Agreement, dated March 2, 2026 between Taoping Inc. and Bin Ma
10.2		Indemnification Agreement, dated March 2, 2026 between Taoping Inc. and Bin Ma

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