SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

~~August~~January 2214, ~~2025~~2026

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SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		000-6658		04-2217279
(State or other Jurisdiction)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer No.)

80 Orville Drive

Bohemia, New York 11716

(Address of principal executive offices)

(631) 567-4700

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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

Title of each class Trading		Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock $0.5 par value		SCND		OTC

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 4.01 CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.

Scientific Industries, Inc. (athe “Company”) ~~Previous~~was notified that Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC (“CRI”) acquired, effective as of January 1, 2026, certain assets related to the capital markets practice of Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs, LLP (“BPB”). On January 14, 2026, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors simultaneously dismissed BPB as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and approved the appointment of CRI as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

OnThe ~~August~~Company ~~22,~~had ~~2025,~~engaged ~~the~~BPB ~~Audit~~to ~~Committee~~serve ofas the ~~Board~~independent ofregistered ~~Directors~~public (accounting firm for the ~~“Audit~~period ~~Committee”)~~from ofAugust ~~Scientific~~22, ~~Industries~~2025 to December 31, ~~Inc~~2025, (for the “Company”)’s ~~recommended,~~three and ~~the~~nine ~~Board~~month ofperiod ~~Directors~~ended ofSeptember ~~the~~30, ~~Company~~2025 ~~(the~~condensed ~~"Board")~~consolidated ~~approved,~~financial statements and the ~~dismissal~~year ofended ~~Forvis~~December ~~Mazars~~31, ~~LLP~~2025 consolidated financial statements (the “~~Former~~Engagement ~~Auditor~~Period”). During asthe Engagement Period, BPB did not issue any reports on the Company'’s ~~independent~~interim ~~registered~~condensed ~~public~~consolidated ~~accounting~~financial ~~firm~~statements or annual consolidated financial statements.

~~The~~During ~~Company engaged~~ the ~~Former~~Engagement ~~Auditor~~Period ~~during~~and ~~the~~through ~~period~~January ~~from~~14, ~~November 30~~2026, ~~2023~~there ~~to,~~were ~~August~~no 22"disagreements," ~~2025~~as ~~(the~~that ~~“Engagement~~term ~~Period”). During~~is ~~the~~described ~~Engagement~~in ~~Period,~~Item ~~the~~304(a)(1)(iv) ~~Former~~of ~~Auditor’s~~Regulation ~~reports~~S-K onpromulgated under the ~~Company’s~~Securities ~~consolidated~~and ~~financial~~Exchange ~~statements~~Act ~~did~~of ~~not~~1934, ~~contain~~as anamended ~~adverse~~("Regulation ~~opinion~~S-K"), orwith aBPB ~~disclaimer~~on ofany ~~opinion~~matter ~~and~~of ~~were~~accounting ~~not~~principles ~~qualified~~ or ~~modified~~practices, asfinancial tostatement ~~uncertainty,~~disclosure ~~audit~~or auditing scope or ~~accounting principles~~procedure.

~~Furthermore,~~During ~~during~~ the Engagement Period and through, ~~August~~January 2214, ~~2025~~2026, there were no ~~"disagreements,"~~“reportable events” as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(ivv) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Regulation S-K") with the Former Auditor on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the Former Auditor’s satisfaction, would have caused the Former Auditor to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for such periods.

During the Engagement Period and through the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, ~~there~~the ~~were~~Company did not consult with CRI with regard to (a) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial statements, and no ~~“reportable~~written ~~events”~~report was provided to the Company or oral advice provided to the Company by CRI that CRI concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (b) any matter that ~~term~~was issubject ~~described~~to any disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(viv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions thereto) or a reportable event (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

InThe ~~accordance~~Company ~~with~~has ~~Item~~requested ~~304(a)(3)~~that ofBPB ~~Regulation~~furnish ~~S-K,~~it ~~the Company provided the Former Auditor~~ with a ~~copy~~letter ofaddressed ~~the disclosures contained herein, prior~~ to the ~~Company's filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K with the~~ Securities and Exchange Commission ~~(the~~stating ~~“Commission”)~~whether ~~and~~or ~~requested~~not ~~that~~it ~~the~~agrees ~~Former~~with ~~Auditor furnish~~ the ~~Company~~above ~~with~~statements. aA copy of asuch letter, ~~addressed~~dated toJanuary ~~the Commission stating whether the Former Auditor agreed with the statements herein and~~20, ~~if not~~2026, ~~stating~~is ~~the~~filed ~~respects~~as inExhibit ~~which the Former Auditor does not agree~~16.1 ~~The Former Auditor’s letter~~ to ~~the~~this ~~Commission~~Current isReport ~~attached~~on ~~hereto~~Form ~~as Exhibit 16~~8-K.1.

~~(b)~~Item ~~Appointment~~9.01 ofFinancial ~~new~~Statements ~~independent~~and ~~registered public accounting firm~~Exhibits

~~On, August 22, 2025, the Company, based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, engaged Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs~~ (~~“BPB”~~d) ~~as its new independent registered public accounting firm beginning with the third quarter of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025~~Exhibits. ~~The change in the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was recommended by the Company’s Audit Committee and approved by its Board of Directors.~~

During the Engagement Period, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted with BPB regarding any of the following:

Exhibit No		Description

16.1		Letter from Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs, LLP, dated as of January 20, 2026, addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(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 Registrant’s financial statements, and none of the following was provided to the Company:2

~~(a) a written report; or (b) oral advice that BPB concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to an accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or~~SIGNATURE

~~(iii)~~Pursuant ~~Any~~to ~~matter~~the ~~that~~requirements ~~was subject~~ of athe ~~disagreement~~Securities asExchange ~~that~~Act ~~term~~of is1934, ~~defined~~the inregistrant ~~Item~~has ~~304(a)(1)(iv)~~duly ofcaused ~~Regulation~~this ~~S-K,~~report orto abe ~~reportable~~signed ~~event,~~on asits ~~described~~behalf inby ~~Item~~the ~~304(a)(1)(v)~~undersigned ofhereunto ~~Regulation~~duly ~~S-K~~authorized.

ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

	SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.

Date: January 20, 2026	By:	/s/ Helena R. Santos
		Helena R. Santos,
		President and Chief Executive Officer

On August 22, 2025 the Company, announced that it has appointed Zachary Rovinsky as its Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Helena Santos, who served as the Company’s interim CFO since May 20, 2025, has stepped down from the role and will continue to serve as the Company Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Secretary.3

Mr. Rovinsky, age 58, brings over three decades of expertise in financial accounting and management, spanning both private and public companies. Before joining the Company, Mr. Rovinsky served as a Director of Finance, at Maharam Fabric Corporation, a division of MillerKnoll (NASDAQ: MLKN) from August 2022 to June 2025. His career also includes leadership roles as Director of Finance at Alcott HR, VP Controller at Screenvision, Director of Finance at WWE (NYSE:WE) and Assistant Divisional Controller at Cablevision Systems Corp (NYSE:CVC).

Mr. Rovinsky is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a Bachelor of Administration in Accounting from Hofstra University.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Rovinsky and any director or executive officer of the Company and there are no transactions between Mr. Rovinsky and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Upon the commencement of his employment as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Rovinsky will receive an annual salary of $200,000 and be eligible to participate in the Company’s annual bonus program. His target bonus will be 10% of his base salary. Mr. Rovinsky will be eligible to participate in the Company’s 2025 Equity Incentive Plan.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a),(b),(c) not applicable

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No		Description
16.1		Letter of Forvis Mazars LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated August 26, 2025
16.2		Letter of Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated August 26, 2025

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.

	SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: August 26, 2025	By:	/s/ Helena R. Santos
		Helena R. Santos,
		President and Chief Executive Officer

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