UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~PURSUANT~~Pursuant TOto ~~SECTION~~Section 13 OR 15(d) OFof The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~THE~~Date ~~SECURITIES~~of ~~EXCHANGE~~Report ~~ACT~~(Date OFof ~~1934~~earliest event reported) April 14, 2016

~~Date~~Baristas ofCoffee ~~Report~~Company, Inc. (~~Date~~Exact name of ~~earliest~~registrant ~~event~~as ~~reported):~~specified ~~August~~in 1,its ~~2015~~charter)

BARISTAS COFFEE COMPANY, INC.

Nevada

000-55254

20-3118202

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

411 Washington Ave. N., Kent WA		98032
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Nevada		000-55254		20-3118202
(State of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (800) 988-7735

~~6185~~Not ~~4th~~applicable(Former ~~Ave.~~name ~~S.,~~or ~~Seattle~~former address, ~~WA 98108~~if changed since last report.)

~~(800)~~Check ~~988~~the appropriate box below if the Form 8-~~7735~~K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (~~Registrant's~~17 ~~telephone~~CFR ~~number~~230.425)

~~411~~o ~~Washington~~Soliciting ~~Ave~~material ~~N.,~~pursuant ~~Kent~~to ~~WA 98032~~Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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~~[ ]~~Item ~~Written~~4.01 ~~communications~~Changes ~~pursuant~~in toRegistrant's ~~Rule~~Certifying ~~425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)~~Accountant

~~[ ]~~(a) ~~Soliciting~~Previous ~~material~~independent ~~pursuant~~registered topublic ~~Rule~~accounting ~~14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)~~firm

~~[ ]~~On ~~Pre-commencement~~or ~~communications~~about ~~pursuant~~April to14, ~~Rule~~2016, ~~14d-2~~our company was advised that Stevenson & Company CPAS LLC (b"Stevenson") ~~under~~was ~~the~~resigning ~~Exchange~~as ~~Act~~our ~~(17~~company's ~~CFR~~independent ~~240~~registered public accounting firm.~~14d-2(b))~~ Our board of directors did not recommend or approve the resignation.

~~[ ]~~Stevenson ~~Pre-commencement~~was ~~communications~~originally ~~pursuant~~engaged as our independent registered public accounting firm on August 1, 2015. There were no disagreements between our company and Stevenson through the interim period from August 1, 2015 to ~~Rule~~April ~~13e-4(c)~~14, ~~under~~2016 on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to the ~~Exchange~~satisfaction ~~Act~~of ~~(17~~Stevenson, ~~CFR~~would ~~240~~have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its report.~~13e-4(c))~~

~~Item~~We 4provided Stevenson, with a copy of this disclosure before its filing with the SEC.01 ~~Changes~~We inrequested ~~Registrant's~~that ~~Certifying~~Stevenson, ~~Accountant~~provide us with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not they agree with the above statements. A copy of the letter provided from Stevenson is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

~~Previous~~(b) New independent registered public accounting firm

~~On August~~To 1date, ~~2015,~~our ~~Baristas~~company ~~Coffee~~has ~~Company,~~not ~~Inc.~~appointed ~~(the~~an ~~"Company")~~independent ~~was~~registered ~~notified~~public byaccounting ~~DKM~~firm ~~Certified~~to ~~Public~~audit ~~Accountants~~our ~~("DKM")~~financial ~~that~~statements ~~the~~as ~~firm resigned~~successor to Stevenson. At such time as ~~the~~ ~~Company's~~a new independent registered public accounting firm. ~~The~~has ~~Company's~~been ~~Board~~appointed offor ~~Directors~~our ~~accepted~~company, ~~the~~we ~~resignation~~will offile ~~DKM~~a ~~upon~~Current ~~receipt~~Report ofon ~~the~~Form ~~notification~~8-K.

Item 4.02 Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review

~~The~~On ~~report~~August 26, 2016, our board of ~~DKM~~directors onconcluded that the ~~Company's~~our consolidated financial statements asfor ofthe twelve months ended December 31, ~~2014~~2015 and ~~2013,~~the ~~contained~~quarters ~~explanatory~~therein ~~paragraphs~~and ~~which~~our ~~noted~~interim ~~that~~consolidated ~~there~~financial ~~was~~statements ~~substantial~~for ~~doubt~~the asthree tomonths ~~the~~ended ~~Company's~~March ~~ability~~31, to2016 ~~continue~~(collectively, the "Non-Reliance Periods"), as areported ~~going~~on ~~concern~~our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 3, 2016, our Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed on July 11, 2016 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on July 12, 2016, should not be relied upon as they were filed with management prepared financial statements. Accordingly, investors, analysts and other persons should not rely upon our previously released financial statements and other financial data for the ~~Company~~Non-Reliance ~~has~~Periods anor ~~accumulated~~any ~~deficit~~press releases, investor presentations or other communications that relate to that information.

During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, and through August 1, 2015, the Company has not had any disagreements with DKM on any matter of accounting principles and practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to DKM's satisfaction, would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the Company's financial statements for such periods.2

~~During~~Due to the ~~years~~resignation ~~ended~~of ~~December~~Stevenson 31as set out in Item 4.01 above, ~~2014~~our company did not have an independent registered public accounting firm engaged during the Non-Reliance Periods, and ~~2013~~therefore, our Form 10-K and ~~through~~Form ~~August~~10-K/A 1for the year ended December 31, 2015, ~~there~~contained ~~were~~unaudited nomanagement ~~reportable~~prepared ~~events,~~financial asstatements. ~~defined~~As inof ~~Item~~the ~~304(a)(1)(v)~~date of ~~Regulation~~this ~~S-K~~Current Report, we have not yet appointed an independent registered public accounting firm.

~~The~~At ~~Company~~such ~~has~~time ~~not~~as ~~provided~~we ~~DKM~~engage ~~with~~ a ~~copy~~new ofindependent ~~this~~registered ~~disclosure~~public ~~set~~accounting ~~forth under this Item 4.01~~firm, ~~since~~we ~~DKM~~may ~~cannot~~be ~~provide~~required ato ~~response~~restate asthe itreports isfiled noduring ~~longer allowed to practice before~~ the ~~Commission~~Non-Reliance Periods.

~~New~~Forward-Looking ~~independent registered public accounting firm~~Statements

OnThis ~~August~~Form 1,8-K ~~2015~~contains ("forward-looking" statements within the ~~"Engagement~~meaning ~~Date"),~~of the ~~Company~~Private ~~engaged~~Securities ~~Stevenson~~Litigation &Reform ~~Company~~Act ~~CPAs~~of ~~LLC~~1995, ~~("Stevenson~~Section &27A ~~Co")~~of asthe ~~its~~Securities ~~independent~~Act ~~registered~~of ~~public~~1933 ~~accounting~~and ~~firm~~Section ~~for~~21E of the ~~Company~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are based on present circumstances and our company's ~~fiscal~~predictions ~~year~~with ~~ending~~respect ~~December~~to 31events that have not occurred, ~~2015~~that may not occur, or that may occur with different consequences and timing than those now assumed or anticipated. Such forward-looking statements and any statements of the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this release and our company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

~~During~~Item ~~the~~9.01 ~~year~~Financial ~~ended~~Statements ~~December 31, 2014,~~ and ~~prior to August 1, 2015 ( the Engagement Date), the Company has not consulted with Stevenson & Co regarding:~~Exhibits

116.1 ~~The~~Letter ~~application~~from of accounting principles to any specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that night be rendered on the Company's financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to the Company nor oral advice was provided that Stevenson & ~~Co concluded was an important factor considered by the~~ Company inCPAS ~~reaching~~LLC adated ~~decision~~August ~~as to the accounting~~29, ~~auditing or financial reporting issue; or~~2016

2. Any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K and the related instructions thereto) or a reportable event (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K).3

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities ~~and~~ Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BARISTAS COFFEE COMPANY, INC.
Dated: December 15, 2015	By:	/s/ Barry Henthorn
Date: August 29, 2016	By:	/s/ Barry Henthorn
	Name:	Barry Henthorn
		Barry Henthorn
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
		Chief Executive Officer

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