BASF Group companies have used the following services from KPMG:
Million € |
2009 |
2008 |
|---|---|---|
Annual audit |
22.7 |
19.8 |
Thereof domestic |
6.6 |
6.3 |
Audit-related services |
0.4 |
0.4 |
Thereof domestic |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Tax consultation services |
. |
. |
Thereof domestic |
– |
– |
Other services |
0.3 |
0.3 |
Thereof domestic |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
23.4 |
20.5 |
Of this amount, €10.3 million in 2009 (2008: €7.8 million), related to fees for annual audits paid to KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft and its affiliated companies (which together form KPMG Europe LLP). The scope of affiliated companies in KPMG Europe LLP increased in 2009 with the inclusion of the KPMG member firms from the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg and Turkey.
The annual audit related to the audit of the annual financial statements of the BASF Group as well as the legally required audit of the financial statements of BASF SE and the consolidated subsidiary companies and joint ventures.

