Fees Paid to Ernst and Young LLP
Fees Paid to Ernst and Young LLP
The following table shows the fees for audit and other services provided by Ernst & Young for fiscal years 2008 and 2007. All figures are net of Value Added Tax and other similar taxes assessed by non-U.S. jurisdictions on the amount billed by Ernst & Young. All of the services described in the following fee table were approved in conformity with the Audit Committee's pre-approval process.
| 2008 Fees ($) |
2007 Fees ($) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audit Services | 13,735,000 | 13,306,000 | ||
| Audit-Related Services | 2,147,000 | 2,996,000 | ||
| Tax Services | — | 6,000 | ||
| All Other Services | 119,000 | 282,000 | ||
Total |
16,001,000 | 16,590,000 |
Audit Services.
This category includes the audit of our annual financial statements, Ernst & Young's audit of our internal control over financial reporting, review of financial statements included in our Form 10-Q quarterly reports, and services that are normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. This category also includes advice on accounting matters that arose during, or as a result of, the audit or the review of interim financial statements; statutory audits required by non-U.S. jurisdictions; and the preparation of an annual "management letter" on internal control matters.
Audit-Related Services.
This category consists of assurance and related services provided by Ernst & Young that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not included in the fees reported in the table above under "Audit Services." The services for the fees disclosed under this category include audits related to the divestiture of Intel businesses, benefit plan audits, and consents issued in connection with SEC filings.
Tax Services.
This category consists of tax services provided with respect to tax compliance and tax preparation.
All Other Services.
This category consists of fees for the following: agreed-upon procedures for a research and development grant program audit in Ireland, translation services for statutory financial filings outside the U.S., and an annual subscription fee to Ernst & Young for accounting literature.
