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Cloudastructure (NASDAQ: CSAI) appoints TAAD LLP as new auditor

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Cloudastructure, Inc. reported a change in its independent auditor. On April 16, 2026, the Board, following the Audit Committee’s recommendation, dismissed Bush & Associates CPA LLC, which had audited the company’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. Those audit reports contained no adverse opinions, disclaimers, or qualifications, and the company states there were no disagreements or reportable events with Bush & Associates through April 16, 2026. The company engaged TAAD LLP as its new independent registered public accounting firm beginning with the quarter ending March 31, 2026 and the year ending December 31, 2026, and notes it did not previously consult TAAD on accounting matters or potential audit opinions.

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Cloudastructure rotates auditors with no reported disputes or adverse opinions.

Cloudastructure’s Board, based on its Audit Committee review, replaced Bush & Associates CPA LLC with TAAD LLP for the 2026 audit cycle. Bush & Associates had issued clean audit opinions on the 2024 and 2025 financial statements.

The company explicitly states there were no disagreements on accounting principles, disclosures, or audit scope, and no reportable events under Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S‑K through April 16, 2026. This frames the change as a governance decision rather than a response to identified financial reporting issues.

Bush & Associates provided a letter, filed as Exhibit 16.1, addressing the company’s disclosures, while TAAD LLP reviewed the same disclosures and indicated it had no basis to submit a separate letter. Investors can look to future filings for TAAD’s first reviews covering the quarter ending March 31, 2026 and year ending December 31, 2026.

Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant Governance
The company changed its independent auditing firm, which may involve disagreements on accounting matters.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Prior audit periods Years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 Bush & Associates audited these Cloudastructure financial statements
Auditor dismissal date April 16, 2026 Board approved dismissal of Bush & Associates
New auditor engagement start Quarter ending March 31, 2026 TAAD LLP begins as independent registered public accounting firm
First full fiscal year with TAAD Year ending December 31, 2026 TAAD LLP engaged for this fiscal year audit
independent registered public accounting firm financial
"determine the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2026 fiscal year"
An independent registered public accounting firm is an outside accounting company officially registered with the government regulator to examine and report on a public company's financial records and controls. Investors treat its reports like an impartial inspector’s certificate — they add credibility to financial statements, help spot errors or misleading claims, and reduce the risk that shareholders are relying on unchecked or biased numbers.
Audit Committee financial
"The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of Cloudastructure, Inc."
A company's audit committee is a small group of board members who act like independent inspectors for the firm's finances, overseeing how financial reports are prepared, monitoring internal controls, and managing the relationship with external auditors. Investors care because a strong audit committee reduces the risk of accounting errors, fraud, or misleading statements, making financial statements more trustworthy and helping protect shareholder value.
Regulation S-K regulatory
"events of the type listed in paragraphs (A) through (D) of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K"
A set of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules that tell public companies which narrative and qualitative details must be disclosed in filings, such as risk factors, management discussion, executive pay, legal proceedings and business description. Think of it as a standardized checklist or blueprint that ensures investors get the same types of background information from every company so they can compare risks, management quality and strategy before making investment decisions.
reportable event regulatory
"or a reportable event, as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K"
Emerging Growth Company financial
"Emerging Growth Company"
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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): April 16, 2026

___________________________

 

CLOUDASTRUCTURE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

___________________________

 

Delaware 001-42494 87-0690564

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
228 Hamilton Road    
Palo Alto, California   94301
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(650) 644-4160

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

___________________________

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

     Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

     Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of Class   Trading Symbol   Name of Exchange On Which Registered
Class A Common Stock   CSAI   Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging Growth Company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   

 

 

 

   

 

 

Item 4.01Dismissal of Auditor.

 

(a)       Dismissal of Auditor

 

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of Cloudastructure, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with carrying out its appointed duties and responsibilities, conducted a review to determine the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2026 fiscal year. On April 16, 2026, upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the dismissal of Bush & Associates CPA LLC (“Bush & Associates”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

 

Bush & Associates audited the Company’s financial statements, including its consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2025, and 2024, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “Financial Statements”). The audit reports of Bush & Associates on the Financial Statements did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.

 

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, and the subsequent interim period through April 16, 2026, there were no disagreements with Bush & Associates on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Bush & Associates, would have caused Bush & Associates to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports.

 

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, and the subsequent interim period through April 16, 2026, there were no events of the type listed in paragraphs (A) through (D) of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

The Company furnished Bush & Associates with a copy of the disclosures in this Current Report on April 16, 2026, and requested that Bush & Associates furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the statements made in this Current Report and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of Bush & Associates’ letter to the SEC is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report.

 

(b)       Engagement of Auditor

 

On April 16, 2026, the Company engaged TAAD LLP (“TAAD”) as its new independent registered public accounting firm beginning with the quarter ending March 31, 2026, and year ending December 31, 2026. The change in the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was recommended by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, and the subsequent interim period through April 16, 2026, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted with TAAD regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed; (ii) the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements; or (iii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or a reportable event, as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

The Company provided TAAD a copy of this Current Report and requested TAAD to review the disclosure contained in this Current Report before it is filed with the SEC. The Company also provided TAAD the opportunity to furnish us with a letter addressed to the SEC containing any new information, clarification of the expression of the Company’s views stated in this Current Report, or the respects in which TAAD disagrees with the statements made in this Current Report. TAAD has advised the Company that it has reviewed the disclosures in this Current Report and has no basis upon which to submit such a letter addressed to the SEC.

 

 

 

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)       Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number   Document
16.1  

Letter to the Securities & Exchange Commission from Bush & Associates CPA LLP

104   Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

Dated: April 22, 2026

 

  CLOUDASTRUCTURE, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Greg Smitherman
   

Greg Smitherman

    Chief Financial Officer
   

(Principal Financial Officer and

Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FAQ

What auditor change did Cloudastructure (CSAI) disclose in this 8-K?

Cloudastructure disclosed that its Board, following the Audit Committee’s recommendation, dismissed Bush & Associates CPA LLC and engaged TAAD LLP as its new independent registered public accounting firm. TAAD will handle audits beginning with the quarter ending March 31, 2026 and the year ending December 31, 2026.

Did Bush & Associates issue any adverse opinions on Cloudastructure (CSAI) financials?

No, Bush & Associates’ audit reports on Cloudastructure’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 contained no adverse opinion, disclaimer of opinion, or qualification. The reports were not modified for uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, according to the company’s disclosure.

Were there any disagreements between Cloudastructure and Bush & Associates?

The company states there were no disagreements with Bush & Associates on accounting principles, financial statement disclosure, or audit scope during 2024, 2025, or the interim period through April 16, 2026. It also reports no events of the types listed in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S‑K during those periods.

What role will TAAD LLP play for Cloudastructure (CSAI)?

TAAD LLP has been engaged as Cloudastructure’s new independent registered public accounting firm. TAAD will audit the company’s financial statements beginning with the quarter ending March 31, 2026 and the year ending December 31, 2026, following approval of the change by the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.

Did Cloudastructure consult TAAD LLP before appointing it as auditor?

Cloudastructure reports that neither it nor anyone on its behalf consulted TAAD LLP during 2024, 2025, or through April 16, 2026 on accounting principle applications, potential audit opinions, or matters involving disagreements or reportable events. TAAD reviewed the disclosure and indicated it had no basis to submit a letter to the SEC.

What is Exhibit 16.1 in Cloudastructure’s auditor change filing?

Exhibit 16.1 is a letter from Bush & Associates CPA LLP addressed to the SEC. Cloudastructure furnished Bush & Associates with its auditor-change disclosure and requested this letter, which states whether Bush & Associates agrees with the company’s statements and notes any areas of disagreement regarding the described events.

Filing Exhibits & Attachments

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