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the Audit Committee. The Chair must update the Audit Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting of any services that were granted specific pre-
approval.
On a periodic basis, the Audit Committee reviews the status of services and fees incurred year-to-date and a list of newly pre-approved services since its last
regularly scheduled meeting. The Audit Committee has considered whether the 2012 non-audit services provided by Ernst & Young LLP, the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm, are compatible with maintaining auditor independence.
All of the services in 2012 and 2011 under the Audit Related, Tax and All Other Fees categories below have been approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to
paragraph (c)(7)(i)(c) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act.
The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the Company’s independent auditors in 2012 and 2011 are as follows (in thousands):
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Audit Fees
$ 4,229 $ 2,326 $ 1,903
Audit-Related Fees — — —
Tax Fees 543 299 244
All Other Fees 5 3 2
$ 4,777 $ 2,628 $ 2,149
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Audit Fees
$ 4,124 $ 2,571 $ 1,553
Audit-Related Fees 209 128 81
Tax Fees 1,198 911 287
All Other Fees 5 3 2
Total $ 5,536 $ 3,613 $ 1,923
AUDIT FEES
For 2012 and 2011, audit fees consist primarily of the audit and quarterly reviews of the consolidated financial statements and the audit of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting of United Continental Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Audit fees also include the audits of the
consolidated financial statements of United Air Lines, Inc. and Continental Airlines, Inc., attestation services required by statute or regulation, comfort letters,
consents, assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC, work performed by tax professionals in connection with the audit and quarterly
reviews, and accounting and financial reporting consultations and research work necessary to comply with generally accepted auditing standards.
AUDIT RELATED FEES
In 2011, fees for audit-related services consisted of audits for employee benefit plans, carve-out audits, audits of subsidiaries that are not required to be
audited by governmental or regulatory bodies, and agreed-upon procedures related to contractual arrangements.
TAX FEES
Tax fees for 2012 and 2011 include professional services provided for preparation of tax returns of certain expatriate employees, personal tax compliance and
advice, preparation of federal, foreign and state tax returns, review of tax returns prepared by the Company, research and consultations regarding tax
accounting and tax compliance matters, and assistance in assembling data to prepare for and respond to governmental reviews of past tax filings, exclusive of
tax services rendered in connection with the audit.
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