11. The Commission estimated that audit fee savings at'up to 40 %'will arise as a result of these arrangements. 12. Audit fees rose 7 percent, tax fees rose 10 percent, and fees from other services rose 15 percent.13. Audit fees and tax fees each rose 10 percent and fees from corporate finance services rose 15 percent.14. Aquila paid Andersen $ 2.4 million in audit fees and $ 15.6 million for other services last year. 15. If non-audit fees are substantial in retaliation to audit fees suspicions will arise that auditing standards may be compromised. 16. Audit fees , which typically account for about half the revenue of the big accounting firms, rose just 7 percent.17. However, another recent study that used a different sample of companies concluded that higher non-audit fees don't impair auditors'independence. 18. If non-audit fees are substantial in retaliation to audit fees suspicions will arise that auditing standards may be compromised. 19. Some New Jersey municipalities are paying audit fees twice those paid by cities of similar size in nearby states. 20. Fairtrade certification is not free; there is an application fee, initial certification fee, membership dues, annual audit fees and more.
