0001752724-24-133437.txt : 20240614 0001752724-24-133437.hdr.sgml : 20240614 20240614132423 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-24-133437 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20240331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240614 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240614 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20240614 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001537140 ORGANIZATION NAME: IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CEN SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22655 FILM NUMBER: 241044008 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 225 PICTORIA DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 450 CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45246 BUSINESS PHONE: 631-470-2621 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 17605 WRIGHT STREET CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68130 0001537140 S000043255 The Teberg Fund C000133836 The Teberg Fund No-Load Class TEBRX C000248905 The Teberg Fund Investor Class ABSTX 0001537140 S000070943 Centerstone International Fund C000225287 Centerstone International Fund Class I CINTX C000225288 Centerstone International Fund Class A CSIAX C000225289 Centerstone International Fund Class C CSINX 0001537140 S000070944 Centerstone Investors Fund C000225290 Centerstone Investors Fund Class I CENTX C000225291 Centerstone Investors Fund Class A CETAX C000225292 Centerstone Investors Fund Class C CENNX N-CEN 1 primary_doc.xml X0404 N-CEN LIVE 0001537140 XXXXXXXX 811-22655 false false false N-1A S000043255 C000133836 C000248905 S000070944 C000225291 C000225292 C000225290 S000070943 C000225287 C000225288 C000225289 Northern Lights Fund Trust III 811-22655 0001537140 549300PPUECJSQFBYV98 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450 Cincinatti 45246 US-OH US 631-490-4300 Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450 Cincinatti 45246 631-490-4300 Fund Accounting and Transfer Agent Records N N N N-1A 33 Y John V. 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Accordingly, we express no such opinion. The management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A funds internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). A funds internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the fund; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the fund are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and trustees of the fund; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a funds assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Funds annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Our consideration of the Funds internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the PCAOB. However, we noted no deficiencies in the Funds internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding securities, that we consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of March 31, 2024. This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of the Funds and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. /s/COHEN & COMPANY, LTD. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 30, 2024 INTERNAL CONTROL RPT 3 Teberg_IC_Letter.txt TEBERG IC LETTER REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Shareholders of Centerstone Investors Fund, Centerstone International Fund, and The Teberg Fund and Board of Trustees of Northern Lights Fund Trust III In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Northern Lights Fund Trust III comprising Centerstone Investors Fund, Centerstone International Fund, and The Teberg Fund (the "Funds") as of and for the year ended March 31, 2024, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), we considered the Funds' internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-CEN, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds' internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. The management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A fund's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). A fund's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the fund; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the fund are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and trustees of the fund; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a fund's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Funds' annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Our consideration of the Funds' internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the PCAOB. However, we noted no deficiencies in the Funds' internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding securities, that we consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of March 31, 2024. This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of the Funds and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. /s/COHEN & COMPANY, LTD. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 30, 2024