Service fees paid to external auditors
The service fees recognized in the financial statements 2018 for the service of KPMG amounted to €5.3 million (2017: €4.9 million). The amounts per service category are shown in the following table.
The services rendered by KPMG NL in addition to the statutory audit include assurance engagements on non-financial information, on internal controls, a government grant and a regulatory filing, as well as agreed upon procedures on certain information for the remuneration committee, the pension fund and their external auditor, an insurance company and a third-party association.
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Total service fee
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Of which
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KPMG
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KPMG
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KPMG NL
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KPMG NL
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2018
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2017
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2018
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2017
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Audit of the Group financial statements
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4.4
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4.4
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3.0
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2.8
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Audit of other (statutory) financial statements
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0.5
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0.4
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0.1
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-
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Other assurance services
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0.4
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0.1
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0.4
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0.1
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Total assurance services
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5.3
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4.9
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3.5
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2.9
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