Deloitte provided professional services to the Duke Energy Registrants. The following tables present the Deloitte fees for services rendered to the Duke Energy Registrants during 2019 and 2018.
Year Ended December 31, 2019
Duke
Duke
Duke
Duke
Duke
Duke
Energy
Progress
Energy
Energy
Energy
Energy
(in millions)
Energy
Carolinas
Energy
Progress
Florida
Ohio
Indiana
Piedmont
Types of Fees
Audit Fees(a)
$
13.5
$
4.6
$
5.3
$
3.1
$
2.2
$
0.9
$
1.4
$
0.8
Audit-Related Fees(b)
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
—
—
Tax Fees(c)
0.2
0.1
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
Total Fees
$
14.3
$
4.8
$
5.6
$
3.2
$
2.3
$
1.1
$
1.4
$
0.8
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Duke
Duke
Duke
Duke
Duke
Duke
Energy
Progress
Energy
Energy
Energy
Energy
(in millions)
Energy
Carolinas
Energy
Progress
Florida
Ohio
Indiana
Piedmont
Types of Fees
Audit Fees(a)
$
14.0
$
5.0
$
5.5
$
3.3
$
2.2
$
0.9
$
1.4
$
0.8
Audit-Related Fees(b)
0.4
—
0.1
—
0.1
—
—
—
Tax Fees(c)
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
—
0.1
0.1
Total Fees
$
15.0
$
5.2
$
5.8
$
3.4
$
2.4
$
0.9
$
1.5
$
0.9
(a)
Audit Fees are fees billed, or expected to be billed, by Deloitte for professional services for the financial statement audits, audit of the Duke Energy Registrants’ financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, reviews of financial statements included in Quarterly Reports on Form 10‑Q, and services associated with securities filings such as comfort letters and consents.
(b)
Audit-Related Fees are fees billed, or expected to be billed, by Deloitte for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of an audit or review of financial statements, including statutory reporting requirements.
(c)
Tax Fees are fees billed by Deloitte for tax return assistance and preparation, tax examination assistance and professional services related to tax planning and tax strategy.
To safeguard the continued independence of the independent auditor, the Audit Committee of Duke Energy adopted a policy that all services provided by the independent auditor require preapproval by the Audit Committee. Pursuant to the policy, certain audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services have been specifically preapproved up to fee limits. In the event the cost of any of these services may exceed the fee limits, the Audit Committee must specifically approve the service. All services performed in 2019 and 2018 by the independent accountant were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the preapproval policy.
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