Company: COFS
Filing Date: 2025-03-11
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-036839
Chunk: 119

Company: CHOICEONE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-11
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 9A
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(a) Evaluation of Controls and Procedures 

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures. Based on and as of the time of that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and principal financial officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods. 

(b) Changes in Internal Controls 

There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended December 31, 2024 that has materially affected, or that is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. 

(c) Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting 

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting that is designed to produce reliable financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles. The system of internal control over financial reporting as it relates to the financial statements is evaluated for effectiveness by management and tested for reliability through a program of internal audits. Actions are taken to correct potential deficiencies as they are identified. Any system of internal control, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations, including the possibility that a control can be circumvented or overridden and misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, because of changes in conditions, internal control effectiveness may vary over time. Accordingly, even an effective system of internal control will provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation. 

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s system of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Management’s assessment is based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting as described in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on this assessment, management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2024, its system of internal control over financial reporting was effective and meets the criteria of the “Internal Control – Integrated Framework." 

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