Honeywell 2004 Annual Report Download - page 118

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREOWNERS OF
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.:
We have completed an integrated audit of Honeywell International Inc.'s 2004 consolidated financial statements and of its internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 and audits of its 2003 and 2002 consolidated financial statements in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Our opinions, based on our audits,
are presented below.
Consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(1) present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Honeywell International Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of
their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the
index appearing under Item 15(a)(2) presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction
with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule
based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit of financial statements includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, on January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the provisions of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.”
Internal control over financial reporting
Also, in our opinion, management's assessment, included in Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
appearing under Item 9A, that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004
based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (COSO), is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on those criteria. Furthermore, in our opinion, the
Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on
criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the COSO. The Company's management is responsible for
maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on management's assessment and on the effectiveness of the Company's
internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was
maintained in all material respects. An audit of internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding of internal
control over financial reporting, evaluating management's assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of
internal control, and performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit
provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.
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