Who Audits Berkshire Hathaway?
Who audits Berkshire Hathaway?
Berkshire Hathaway is one of the largest companies in the world. They are number 4 on the Fortune 500.
Berkshire Hathaway is a large diversified conglomerate. They are well known because they are owned by Warren Buffet. Berkshire Hathaway is a large company with a complex structure so their audit fee is a pretty good audit fee for Deloitte.
Deloitte is Berkshire Hathaway’s auditor. This was verified by the 2019 Proxy Statement for Berkshire Hathaway.
Berkshire Hathaway paid Deloitte $47.5 million in 2018 and $47.8 million in 2018.
The Berkshire Hathaway audit fee breaks down as follows:
2018 audit fees
$44.9 million – Audit Fees
$2.2 million – Audit related fees
$0.4 million – Tax Fees
2017 fees
44.5 million – Audit Fees
2.5 million – Audit related fees
0.8 million – Tax Fees
| Fee Description | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Fees | $44.9 million | $44.5 million |
| Audit Related Fees | $2.2 million | $2.5 million |
| Tax Fees | $0.4 million | $0.8 million |
| Total | $47.5 million | $47.8 million |