Note 7. Information on auditors
and auditors’ fee
The line “Group auditors” in the below table is referring to the auditors elected at Annual General Meeting of Alfa Laval AB (publ). The Annual General Meetings 2022 and 2023 decided to elect EY as the Group’s auditors for the coming year.
| Fees and expense compensation | ||
| Consolidated | ||
| SEK millions | 2023 | 2022 |
| Audit engagements |
| |
| Group auditors | 56 | 48 |
| Other audit firms | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 58 | 49 |
| Audit related services |
| |
| Group auditors | 3 | 1 |
| Other audit firms | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 1 |
| Tax services |
| |
| Group auditors | 7 | 9 |
| Other audit firms | 20 | 15 |
| Total | 27 | 24 |
| Other services |
| |
| Group auditors | 4 | 3 |
| Other audit firms | 4 | 10 |
| Total | 8 | 13 |
| Expenses |
| |
| Group auditors | 0 | 0 |
| Other audit firms | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 |
| Total |
| |
| Group auditors | 70 | 61 |
| Other audit firms | 27 | 26 |
| Total | 97 | 87 |
An audit engagement includes examining the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. It also includes an examination in order to give an opinion on the Board’s discharge from liability. Audit related services are audit services that are outside the audit engagement. Tax services refer to advices given in connection with various tax matters. All other assignments are defined as other services. Expenses refer to reimbursements of travel costs, secretarial services etc.
