29 Service fees paid to external auditors

The service fees recognized in the financial statements 2019 for the services of KPMG amounted to €5.4 million (2018: €5.3 million). The amounts per service category are shown in the following table.

 

Total service fee

Of which

 

KPMG

KPMG

KPMG NL

KPMG NL

 

2019

2018

2019

2018

 
 
 
 
 

Audit of the Group financial statements

4.3

4.4

2.8

3.0

Audit of other (statutory) financial statements

0.5

0.5

0.1

0.1

Other assurance services

0.6

0.4

0.6

0.4

 
 
 
 
 

Total assurance services

5.4

5.3

3.5

3.5

The services rendered by KPMG NL in 2019 in addition to the statutory audit include assurance engagements on non-financial information, on internal controls of DSM Pension Services, government grants and a regulatory filing, as well as agreed-upon procedures on certain information for the Remuneration Committee of Royal DSM and the pension fund and their external auditor.

Notes

  1. General information
  2. Alternative performance measures
  3. Change in the scope of the consolidation
  4. Segment information
  5. Net sales and costs
  6. Financial income and expense
  7. Income tax
  8. Intangible assets
  9. Property, plant and equipment
  10. Associates and joint arrangements
  1. Other financial assets
  2. Inventories
  3. Current receivables
  4. Current investments
  5. Cash and cash equivalents
  6. Equity
  7. Non-controlling interests
  8. Provisions
  9. Borrowings
  10. Other non-current liabilities
  1. Current liabilities
  2. Contingent liabilities and other financial obligations
  3. Financial instruments and risks
  4. Post-employment benefits
  5. Net debt
  6. Notes to the cash flow statement
  7. Share-based compensation
  8. Related parties
  9. Service fees paid to external auditors
  10. Events after the balance sheet date