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Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

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Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

A summary of the audit and all other fees for services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are as follows:

For the Years Ended December 31,
20222021
(in thousands)
Audit Fees(1)$7,523$7,902
Audit-Related Fees(2)19070
Tax-Related Fees(3)220—
All Other Fees(4)720217
Total Fees$8,653$8,189

(1) Professional services rendered for the audits of FirstEnergy's annual financial statements and reviews of unaudited financial statements included in FirstEnergy's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and for services in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements, including comfort letters, agreed upon procedures and consents for financings and filings made with the SEC.

(2) Audit-related fees in 2022 and 2021 were related to services rendered for EESG reporting assessments.

(3) Tax-related fees in 2022 were primarily related to the performance of tax services in conjunction with the FET P&SA I.

(4) All other fees in 2022 primarily reflect certain costs incurred as a result of system implementation quality assurance services, the ongoing SEC investigation and software subscription fees. All other fees in 2021 primarily reflect the ongoing SEC investigation, software subscription fees and accounting research license costs.

Additional information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to FirstEnergy’s 2023 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act.

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