UNITED STATES

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): ~~July~~December 3112, 2019

Thanksgiving Coffee Company, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



California	033-96070-LA	94-2823626
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

19100 S. Harbor Dr. Fort Bragg, CA 95437

(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

(707) 964-0118

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	TCCI	None

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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

On ~~July~~December 2212, 2019, ~~Vavrinek,~~Eide ~~Trine~~Bailly LLP, ~~Day & Company (“VTD”)~~ resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of Thanksgiving Coffee Company, Inc. (the “Company”). ~~VTD~~Concurrent ~~recently entered into an agreement~~ with ~~Eide Bailly LLP (“Eide Bailly”), pursuant to which Eide Bailly acquired~~ the ~~operations~~resignation of ~~VTD, and certain of the professional staff and partners of VTD joined~~ Eide Bailly ~~either as employees or partners of Eide Bailly and will continue to practice as members of Eide Bailly. Concurrent with the resignation of VTD~~LLP, the Company, through and with the approval of its Audit Committee, engaged ~~Eide~~Moss, ~~Bailly~~Adams as its independent registered public accounting firm . As a result of this resignation, the Board approved the appointment of Eide Bailly, LLP (“Eide Bailly”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the quarter filing ending June 30, 2019.

~~The~~Prior ~~reports~~to ofengaging ~~Vavrinek~~Moss onAdams, the Company’s ~~consolidated~~did ~~financial~~not ~~statements~~consult ~~for~~with ~~the~~Moss ~~fiscal~~Adams ~~years~~regarding ~~ended~~the ~~December~~application ~~31,~~of ~~2018~~accounting ~~and~~principles ~~2017~~to ~~did~~a ~~not~~specific ~~contain~~completed ~~an adverse opinion~~ or ~~disclaimer~~contemplated oftransaction ~~opinion and were not qualified~~ or ~~modified~~regarding asthe totype ~~uncertainty,~~of audit ~~scope~~opinions orthat ~~accounting~~might ~~principles.~~be Inrendered ~~connection~~by ~~with~~Moss ~~the~~Adams ~~audits~~LLP ofon the Company'’s ~~consolidated~~ financial statements ~~for the fiscal years ended December 31~~, ~~2018~~ and ~~2017,~~Moss ~~and~~Adams indid ~~the~~not ~~subsequent~~provide ~~interim period through March 31, 2019, there were no disagreements with Vavrinek on~~ any ~~matters~~written ~~of accounting principles~~ or ~~practices,~~oral ~~financial~~advice ~~statement~~that ~~disclosure~~was oran ~~auditing~~important ~~scope~~factor ~~and~~considered ~~procedures~~by ~~which, if not resolved to~~ the ~~satisfaction~~Company ~~of Vavrinek, would have caused Vavrinek to make reference to the matter~~ in ~~their~~reaching ~~report.~~a ~~There~~decision ~~were no reportable events (~~as ~~that~~to ~~term~~any issuch ~~described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K) during the two fiscal years ended December 31~~accounting, ~~2018~~auditing ~~and 2017,~~ or infinancial ~~the~~reporting ~~subsequent period through March 31, 2019~~issue.

~~The~~During ~~Company~~the ~~has~~period ~~provided~~from aAugust ~~copy~~15, of2019 through December 12, 2019 (the ~~foregoing~~date ~~disclosures~~of toEide ~~Vavrinek~~Bailly ~~and~~LLP’s ~~requested~~resignation, ~~that~~there ~~Vavrinek~~were ~~furnish~~no itdisagreements with aEide ~~letter~~Bailly ~~addressed~~LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the ~~Securities~~satisfaction ~~and~~of ~~Exchange~~Eide ~~Commission~~Bailly ~~stating~~LLP ~~whether~~would ~~Vavrinek~~have ~~agrees~~caused ~~with~~it ~~the~~to ~~above~~make ~~statements.~~reference Ato ~~copy~~such ofdisagreement ~~Vavrinek’s~~in ~~letter,~~any ~~dated~~report ~~July~~that ~~22,~~it ~~2019,~~would ishave ~~filed~~provided aswhile ~~Exhibit~~Eide ~~16.1~~Bailly towas ~~this~~the ~~Form~~auditor ~~8-K~~of record.

~~(b)~~The ~~During~~Company ~~the~~provided ~~two~~Eide ~~most~~Bailly ~~recent~~LLP ~~fiscal~~with ~~years~~a ~~and~~copy inof ~~the~~this ~~subsequent~~Current ~~interim~~Report ~~period~~on ~~through~~Form ~~March~~8-K ~~31,~~prior ~~2019,~~to its filing with the ~~Company~~Securities ~~has~~and ~~not~~Exchange ~~consulted~~Commission ~~with~~and requested that Eide Bailly LLP furnish the Company with ~~respect~~a letter addressed to the ~~application~~Securities ofand ~~accounting~~Exchange ~~principles~~Commission tostating awhether ~~specified~~is ~~transaction,~~agrees ~~either~~with ~~completed~~above orstatements ~~proposed~~and, orif it does not agree, the ~~type~~respects ofin ~~audit~~which ~~opinion~~it ~~that~~does ~~would~~not ~~have~~agree. ~~been~~A ~~rendered~~copy onof the ~~Company’s~~letter, ~~consolidated~~dated ~~financial~~December ~~statements~~17, or2019, ~~any~~is ~~other~~filed ~~matters~~as ~~set~~Exhibit ~~forth~~16.1 in(which ~~Item~~is ~~304(a)(2)(i)~~incorporated orby ~~(ii~~reference herein) ofto ~~Regulation~~this SCurrent Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	~~Description of Exhibit~~	Description of Exhibit
16.1	~~Letter from Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co. LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated July 22, 2019~~	Letter from Eide Bailly LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated July 22, 2019

SIGNATURE

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.

	Thanksgiving Coffee Company, Inc.
Date: August 15, 2019	By:	/s/ Paul Katseff
Date: December 17, 2019	By:	/s/ Joan Katseff
		Name:	~~Paul~~Joan Katseff
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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