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Casella Waste Systems Inc – ‘10-KT’ for 12/31/14 – ‘EX-18.1’

On:  Friday, 2/27/15, at 4:44pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/14   ·   Accession #:  1193125-15-70047   ·   File #:  0-23211

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/27/15  Casella Waste Systems Inc         10-KT      12/31/14  132:22M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Annual-Transition Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Rule 13a-10 / 15d-10
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-KT       Annual-Transition Report                            HTML   1.73M 
 4: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     45K 
 5: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     41K 
 2: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     59K 
 3: EX-18.1     Letter re: Change in Accounting Principles          HTML     39K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
 8: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     40K 
89: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     75K 
67: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    209K 
84: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     74K 
93: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    181K 
120: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     51K  
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
71: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss       HTML     93K 
83: R7          Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' (Deficit)   HTML    127K 
                Equity                                                           
60: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    242K 
48: R9          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     44K 
122: R10         Accounting Changes                                  HTML     50K  
95: R11         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    122K 
94: R12         Business Combinations                               HTML     69K 
102: R13         Restricted Cash / Restricted Assets                 HTML     50K  
103: R14         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     54K  
99: R15         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     86K 
104: R16         Final Capping, Closure and Post-Closure Costs       HTML     51K  
85: R17         Other Accrued Liabilities                           HTML     47K 
90: R18         Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases                   HTML     99K 
97: R19         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     82K 
131: R20         Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity                      HTML    129K  
113: R21         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     81K  
77: R22         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     45K 
96: R23         Income Taxes                                        HTML    108K 
80: R24         Operating Asset Impairments and Other Items         HTML     50K 
37: R25         Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued           HTML     55K 
                Operations                                                       
114: R26         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     55K  
127: R27         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     49K  
53: R28         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    124K 
52: R29         Quarterly Financial Information                     HTML     76K 
58: R30         Subsidiary Guarantors                               HTML    498K 
59: R31         Schedule II Valuation Accounts                      HTML     49K 
61: R32         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    227K 
                (Policies)                                                       
25: R33         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     52K 
                (Tables)                                                         
111: R34         Business Combinations (Tables)                      HTML     66K  
75: R35         Restricted Cash / Restricted Assets (Tables)        HTML     50K 
78: R36         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     52K 
42: R37         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     87K 
130: R38         Final Capping, Closure and Post-Closure Costs       HTML     50K  
                (Tables)                                                         
15: R39         Other Accrued Liabilities (Tables)                  HTML     46K 
64: R40         Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases (Tables)          HTML     76K 
118: R41         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     69K  
39: R42         Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity (Tables)             HTML    127K 
51: R43         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML     77K 
57: R44         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    104K 
68: R45         Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued           HTML     48K 
                Operations (Tables)                                              
24: R46         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     55K 
47: R47         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML    120K 
18: R48         Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)            HTML     75K 
116: R49         Subsidiary Guarantors (Tables)                      HTML    503K  
38: R50         Basis of Presentation - Additional Information      HTML     51K 
                (Detail)                                                         
112: R51         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Cash   HTML     41K  
                and Cash Equivalents - Additional Information                    
                (Detail)                                                         
43: R52         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     53K 
                Concentrations of Credit Risk - Additional                       
                Information (Detail)                                             
65: R53         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     52K 
                Estimated Useful Lives of Assets (Detail)                        
17: R54         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     66K 
                Landfill Development Cost- Additional Information                
                (Detail)                                                         
21: R55         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     41K 
                Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional                      
                Information (Detail)                                             
55: R56         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     50K 
                Schedule of Investments in Unconsolidated Entities               
                (Detail)                                                         
29: R57         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     81K 
                Investments in Unconsolidated Entities -                         
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
123: R58         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     47K  
                Self-Insurance Liabilities and Related Costs -                   
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
73: R59         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     74K 
                Derivatives and Hedging - Additional Information                 
                (Detail)                                                         
100: R60         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Asset  HTML     77K  
                Impairments - Additional Information (Detail)                    
46: R61         Business Combinations - Additional Information      HTML     44K 
                (Detail)                                                         
49: R62         Business Combinations - Schedule of Purchase Price  HTML     85K 
                Paid for Acquisitions (Detail)                                   
109: R63         Business Combinations - Schedule of Purchase Price  HTML     41K  
                Paid for Acquisitions (Parenthetical) (Detail)                   
105: R64         Business Combinations - Schedule of Unaudited Pro   HTML     56K  
                forma Combined Information (Detail)                              
76: R65         Restricted Cash / Restricted Assets - Additional    HTML     48K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
107: R66         Restricted Cash / Restricted Assets - Summary of    HTML     56K  
                Restricted Cash / Restricted Asset (Detail)                      
44: R67         Property, Plant and Equipment - Components of       HTML     75K 
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail)                           
81: R68         Property, Plant and Equipment - Additional          HTML     53K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
126: R69         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     73K  
                Activity and Balances Related to Goodwill (Detail)               
20: R70         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Components of      HTML     62K 
                Intangible Assets (Detail)                                       
36: R71         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional         HTML     44K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
66: R72         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Estimated Future   HTML     55K 
                Amortization Expense (Detail)                                    
27: R73         Final Capping, Closure and Post-Closure Costs -     HTML     57K 
                Changes to Accrued Capping, Closure and                          
                Post-Closure Liabilities (Detail)                                
129: R74         Other Accrued Liabilities - Components of Other     HTML     52K  
                Accrued Liabilities (Detail)                                     
40: R75         Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases - Additional      HTML    167K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
31: R76         Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases - Components of   HTML     83K 
                Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases (Detail)                       
35: R77         Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases - Components of   HTML     81K 
                Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases (Parenthetical)                
                (Detail)                                                         
22: R78         Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases - Components of   HTML     61K 
                Interest Expense (Detail)                                        
26: R79         Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases - Schedule of     HTML     58K 
                Future Maturities of Debt (Detail)                               
91: R80         Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases - Schedule of     HTML     42K 
                Future Maturities of Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)               
33: R81         Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML    153K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
124: R82         Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of Future  HTML     85K  
                Minimum Rental Payments under Non-Cancellable                    
                Operating Leases (Detail)                                        
62: R83         Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of         HTML     62K 
                Environmental Liability Associated with Postdam                  
                (Detail)                                                         
98: R84         Commitments and Contingencies - Reconciliation of   HTML     48K 
                Expected Aggregate Uninflated, Undiscounted Amount               
                to Amount Recognized in Statements of Financial                  
                Position (Detail)                                                
106: R85         Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity - Additional         HTML    164K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
32: R86         Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity - Summary of Stock   HTML     98K 
                Option Activity (Detail)                                         
34: R87         Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity - Schedule of Fair   HTML     52K 
                Value of Stock Options Weighted Average                          
                Assumptions (Detail)                                             
121: R88         Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity - Summary of         HTML     88K  
                Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit and                      
                Performance Stock Unit Activity (Detail)                         
28: R89         Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity - Summary of         HTML     50K 
                Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit and                      
                Performance Stock Unit Activity (Parenthetical)                  
                (Detail)                                                         
92: R90         Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity - Summary of Grant   HTML     93K 
                Activity for Other Stock Awards (Detail)                         
88: R91         Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity - Accumulated Other  HTML     91K 
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail)                             
110: R92         Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity - Reclassification   HTML    108K  
                Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income                    
                (Loss) (Detail)                                                  
87: R93         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Assets and    HTML     64K 
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring                  
                Basis (Detail)                                                   
72: R94         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Assets and    HTML     69K 
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on                            
                Non-Recurring Basis (Detail)                                     
115: R95         Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information     HTML     66K  
                (Detail)                                                         
69: R96         Income Taxes - Schedule of Provision (Benefit) for  HTML     81K 
                Income Taxes Continuing Operations (Detail)                      
41: R97         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML    107K 
79: R98         Income Taxes - Schedule of Difference in Provision  HTML     94K 
                (Benefit) for Income Taxes (Detail)                              
74: R99         Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and  HTML     97K 
                Liabilities (Detail)                                             
54: R100        Income Taxes - Schedule of Reconciliation of Gross  HTML     56K 
                Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail)                               
132: R101        Operating Asset Impairments and Other Items -       HTML    101K  
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
108: R102        Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued           HTML     59K  
                Operations - Additional Information (Detail)                     
86: R103        Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued           HTML     48K 
                Operations - Schedule of Revenues and Loss Before                
                Income Taxes Attributable to Discontinued                        
                Operations (Detail)                                              
23: R104        Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Numerator and      HTML     71K 
                Denominator Used in Computation of Earnings Per                  
                Share (Detail)                                                   
117: R105        Earnings Per Share - Additional Information         HTML     45K  
                (Detail)                                                         
125: R106        Related Party Transactions - Additional             HTML     95K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
119: R107        Segment Reporting - Summary of Financial            HTML    199K  
                Information by Reportable Segment (Detail)                       
82: R108        Segment Reporting - Summary of Revenue              HTML    144K 
                Attributable to Services Provided by Company                     
                (Detail)                                                         
30: R109        Quarterly Financial Information - Summary of        HTML    127K 
                Quarterly Financial Information (Detail)                         
101: R110        Subsidiary Guarantors - Schedule of Condensed       HTML    355K  
                Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail)                             
45: R111        Subsidiary Guarantors - Schedule of Consolidating   HTML    449K 
                Statement of Operations (Detail)                                 
16: R112        Subsidiary Guarantors - Schedule of Consolidating   HTML    238K 
                Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail)                
70: R113        Subsidiary Guarantors - Schedule of Condensed       HTML    307K 
                Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Detail)                   
63: R114        Schedule II - Valuation Accounts (Detail)           HTML     55K 
128: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    226K  
19: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    574K 
50: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS   3.58M 
 9: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- cwst-20141231                       XML   5.24M 
11: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- cwst-20141231_cal               XML    423K 
12: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- cwst-20141231_def                XML   1.41M 
13: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- cwst-20141231_lab                     XML   2.27M 
14: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- cwst-20141231_pre              XML   1.90M 
10: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- cwst-20141231                         XSD    310K 
56: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001193125-15-070047-xbrl      Zip    408K 


‘EX-18.1’   —   Letter re: Change in Accounting Principles


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  EX-18.1  

Exhibit 18.1

February 27, 2015

Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

25 Green Hill Lane

Rutland, VT 05701-3804

We are providing this letter to you for inclusion as an exhibit to your Form 10-KT filing pursuant to item 601 of Regulation S-K.

We have audited the consolidated financial statements included in Casella Waste Systems, Inc. and subsidiaries’ (the Company) Annual Report on Form 10-KT for the eight-month transition period ended December 31, 2014 and have issued our report thereon dated February 27, 2015. Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements describes a change in accounting principle related to changing the timing of the annual goodwill impairment test from April 30 to December 31. It should be understood that the preferability of one acceptable method of accounting over another for a change in the date of the annual goodwill impairment test has not been addressed in any authoritative accounting literature, and in expressing our concurrence below we have relied on management’s determination that this change in accounting principle is preferable.

Based on our reading of management’s stated reasons and justification for this change in accounting principle in the Form 10-KT, and our discussions with management as to their judgment about the relevant business planning factors relating to the change, we concur with management that such change represents, in the Company’s circumstances, the adoption of a preferable accounting principle in conformity with Accounting Standards Codification 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.

Sincerely,

/s/ McGladrey LLP


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