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Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

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Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

Independent Registered Public Accountants

Information with respect to fees and services related to the Company's independent auditors, Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte"), and the disclosure of the Audit Committee's pre-approval policies and procedures are contained in the definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Dow Inc. and are incorporated herein by reference.

The Audit Committee of Dow Inc. carefully considers the qualifications and competence of candidates for the independent registered public accounting firm. In accordance with its pre-approval policies and procedures, the Audit Committee pre-approved all professional services rendered by and associated fees paid to Deloitte, for the Companies, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. Professional services were performed by Deloitte, its member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, and their respective affiliates (“Deloitte Entities”). Total fees paid to the Deloitte Entities are shown by category in the following table:

Type of Fees
In thousands20202019
Audit Fees 1$21,237$25,142
Audit-Related Fees 22,8074,438
Tax Fees 32,0532,780
Total$26,097$32,360

1.The aggregate fees billed for the integrated audit of the Company's annual financial statements and internal control over financial reporting, the reviews of the financial statements in quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, comfort letters, consents, statutory audits, and other regulatory filings. For 2020 and 2019, the fees include $135,000 and $850,000 respectively, which were associated with supporting the DuPont de Nemours, Inc. filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the period prior to the separation from DowDuPont Inc.

2.The aggregate fees billed primarily for audits of carve-out financial statements, assessment of controls relating to outsourced services, audits and reviews supporting divestiture activities, and agreed-upon procedures engagements.

3.The aggregate fees billed primarily for corporate tax consulting services, the preparation of expatriate employees' tax returns and tax compliance services.

Dow Inc. and Subsidiaries
The Dow Chemical Company and Subsidiaries
PART IV

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