Dollar General 2008 Annual Report Download - page 175

Download and view the complete annual report

Please find page 175 of the 2008 Dollar General annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.

Page out of 189

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160
  • 161
  • 162
  • 163
  • 164
  • 165
  • 166
  • 167
  • 168
  • 169
  • 170
  • 171
  • 172
  • 173
  • 174
  • 175
  • 176
  • 177
  • 178
  • 179
  • 180
  • 181
  • 182
  • 183
  • 184
  • 185
  • 186
  • 187
  • 188
  • 189

173
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The table below shows the aggregate fees Ernst & Young LLP incurred in connection
with various audit and other services provided to us throughout fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007.
Service
2008 Aggregate Fees Billed ($)
2007 Aggregate Fees Billed ($)
Audit Fees(1) 1,930,418 2,586,426
Audit-Related Fees(2) 28,500 119,514
Tax Fees(3) 218,129 163,645
All Other Fees(4) 6,000 6,000
(1)
2008 fees include audit services, as well as services associated with the Registration Statement on
Form S-1.
2007 fees include audit services, as well as services relating to the debt offering
memorandum associated with the Merger and the subsequent exchange offer Registration Statement
on Form S-4 filed with the SEC. Such amounts include fees for services rendered for the fiscal year,
notwithstanding when the service was provided and billed.
(2)
2008 fees include services relating to the employee benefit plan audit. 2007 fees include services
relating to the employee benefit plan audit, as well as accounting consultation services relating to the
Merger.
(3)
2008 and 2007 fees include services relating to a LIFO tax calculation and tax advisory services
related to inventory, as well as international, federal, state and local tax advice.
(4)
2008 and 2007 fees include a subscription fee to an on-line accounting research tool.
The Audit Committee Charter requires Audit Committee pre-approval for all audit and
permissible non-audit services provided by our independent auditors. Where feasible, the Audit
Committee considers and, when appropriate, pre-approves services at regularly scheduled
meetings after disclosure by management and the auditors of the nature of the proposed services,
the estimated fees (when available), and their opinions that the services will not impair the
auditors’ independence. The Audit Committee also may consider and pre-approve any such
services in between meetings.