Controller's Report

November 2008

Audit Fees: Audit Fees Peak at 0.49 Percent of Revenue at 10 Large Companies

Controllers will find benchmarks for evaluating audit fees in the associated table. Based on information from Compliance Week, this table shows audit fees as a percentage of total fees that 10 companies paid to their auditors in 2006. Further, the table shows total fees as a percentage of company revenue. Upshot: With this table, CR readers can evaluate the mix of fees they pay their auditors as well as the level of their total fees.

November 2008 - Table of Contents

CR November 2008 (full PDF issue)

Exercising Leadership: What Controllers Add to the CEO�s Team to Counteract Price Declines and Cost Rises

Keeping Control: RIMS Data Reveal P&C Cost Norms by Line and Revenue

Staying Current: Controller Salaries at $114K at Cos. With 500 FTEs

Capital Investments: Median Capital Equipment Spending for Manufacturers at 4 Percent of Sales

The Controller�s Calendar (0811)

Dental Benefits: 10 Percent Rise in Per-Employee Cost of Dental Coverage

Compensation Planning: 3.8 Percent Average Merit Increase Forecast for 2009

Coming in future issues of The Controller�s Report (0811)

Health Benefits Cost Trends: Segal Forecasts 10.3 Percent Increase in PPO Costs

Manufacturing Costs: MPI Study: Materials Costs Average 50 Percent of Cost of Goods Sold

The Controller's Forum (0811)

Health Plan Audits: Dependent Audits Under Way at 53 Percent of Large Companies

Travel Budgets: Domestic Air Fares to Rise 12 Percent in 2009

Audit Fees: Audit Fees Peak at 0.49 Percent of Revenue at 10 Large Companies

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