31. Services Provided by the External Auditor
BASF Group companies used the following services from KPMG:
|
2023 |
2022 |
|---|---|---|
Annual audit |
25.7 |
22.9 |
of which domestic |
8.9 |
8.1 |
Audit-related services |
1.6 |
0.7 |
of which domestic |
1.3 |
0.5 |
Tax consultation services |
0.2 |
0.2 |
of which domestic |
– |
– |
Other services |
0.1 |
0.0 |
of which domestic |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Total |
27.5 |
23.8 |
The services provided by the external auditor mainly include services for the annual audit and, to a lesser extent, audit-related services (including project-related audits of IT migrations) and tax consultation services. The services attributable to domestic were rendered by KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
The line item annual audit relates to expenses for the audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the BASF Group, the legally required financial statements of BASF SE and of the subsidiaries and joint operations included in the Consolidated Financial Statements as well as the review of subgroups. Fees for audit-related services primarily include audits in connection with regulatory obligations as well as other confirmation services.