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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-23-173328
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20230531
FILED AS OF DATE: 20230814
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230814
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20230814
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Northern Lights Fund Trust IV
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001644419
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 0916
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: N-CEN
SEC ACT: 1940 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-23066
FILM NUMBER: 231166890
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 225 PICTORIA DRIVE
STREET 2: SUITE 450
CITY: CINCINNATI
STATE: OH
ZIP: 45246
BUSINESS PHONE: 402-895-1600
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 17605 WRIGHT STREET
STREET 2: SUITE 200
CITY: OMAHA
STATE: NE
ZIP: 68154-1150
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INTERNAL CONTROL RPT
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Formulafolios_ICletter.txt
FORMULAFOLIOS ETFS IC LETTER
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders of
FormulaFolios Hedged
Growth ETF,
FormulaFolios Smart
Growth ETF,
FormulaFolios Tactical
Growth ETF, and
FormulaFolios Tactical
Income ETF and
Board of Trustees of
Northern Lights Fund
Trust IV
In planning and
performing our audit of
the financial statements
of FormulaFolios Hedged
Growth ETF,
FormulaFolios Smart
Growth ETF,
FormulaFolios Tactical
Growth ETF, and
FormulaFolios Tactical
Income ETF (the "Funds"),
each a series of Northern
Lights Fund Trust IV, as of
and for the year ended
May 31, 2023, 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 May
31, 2023.
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.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 28, 2023
INTERNAL CONTROL RPT
3
NCENLGMLetter.txt
LGM IC LETTER
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders of LGM Risk Managed Total Return Fund
and Board of Trustees of Northern Lights Fund Trust IV
In planning and performing our audit of the financial
statements LGM Risk Managed Total Return Fund (the Fund),
a series of Northern Lights Fund Trust IV, as of and
for the year ended May 31, 2023, 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 Fund 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
cquisition, 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 May 31, 2023.
This report is intended solely for the information and
use of management and the Board of Trustees of the
Fund 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.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 28, 2023
INTERNAL CONTROL RPT
4
icletter.txt
STERLING LETTER
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders of Sterling Capital Focus Equity ETF and
Sterling Capital Diverse Multi-Manager Active ETF and
Board of Trustees of Northern Lights Fund Trust IV
In planning and performing our audit of the financial
statements of Sterling Capital Focus Equity ETF and Sterling
Capital Diverse Multi-Manager Active ETF (the "Funds"), each
a series of Northern Lights Fund Trust IV, as of and for the
year ended May 31, 2023, 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 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 May 31, 2023.
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.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 28, 2023