Shepherd's Finance, LLC

Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant. Dismissal of BDO USA, P.C. (a) On August 10, 2026, Shepherd’s Finance, LLC (the “Registrant”) notified BDO USA, P.C. (“BDO”) that it will no longer be retaining BDO as its independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Registrant’s financial statements, effective immediately. The dismissal of BDO was approved by the Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Managers (the “Audit Committee”). BDO’s audit report on the Registrant’s financial statements for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During the Registrant’s two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim periods through August 10, 2026, there were no (i) disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act and the related instructions to that Item) with BDO on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BDO would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its report, or (ii) “reportable events” as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act. The Registrant has provided BDO with a copy of the disclosure made in response to this Item 4.01 and has requested that BDO provide a letter addressed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission confirming their agreement with the disclosure contained herein. Pursuant to the request, BDO has provided the letter attached hereto as Exhibit 16.1. Engagement of Schneider Downs & Co., Inc. On August 10, 2026, the Registrant engaged Schneider Downs & Co., Inc. (“Schneider Downs”) as its new independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Registrant’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The engagement of Schneider Downs was approved by the Audit Committee. During the Registrant’s two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period through August 10, 2026, neither the Registrant nor anyone on its behalf consulted with Schneider Downs regarding: (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, (ii) the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Registrant’s financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Registrant that Schneider Downs concluded was an important factor considered by the Registrant in reaching a decision as to an accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (iii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act and the related instructions to that Item) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act).