Overall, private limited companies' audit fees are much lower than those of plcs.

Or consider the meeting to agree the audit fee, when the auditor can hardly wait to get his point across.

None of the companies was reluctant to talk: cutting the audit fee is a popular subject.

Indeed, 29 of the companies paid unchanged audit fees.

Between 1983 and 1998 the Commission was self-funding, operating purely on income from audit fees.

The costs Are there any additional costs over the audit fees quoted?

True Volunteer states that its annual operating costs are approximately £1000 and include audit fees.

One clear result is that audit fees must be raised.

It really is a substantial effect on costs and audit fees.

Companies have complained that this will raise audit fees substantially.