ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD filed this 20-F on 07/27/2018
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD - 20-F - 20180727 - ACCOUNTANT_FEES

ITEM 16C.    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

       The following table sets forth the aggregate fees by categories specified below in connection with certain professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers, our principal external auditors, for the periods indicated. We did not pay any other fees to our auditors during the periods indicated below.

 
  Year ended
March 31,
 
 
  2017   2018  
 
  (in thousands of RMB)
 

Audit Fees (1)

    52,315     66,606  

Audit-related Fees (2)

    3,936     7,753  

Tax Fees (3)

    730     753  

All Other Fees (4)

    1,023     5,442  

Total

    58,004     80,554  

(1)
"Audit Fees" represents the aggregate fees billed or to be billed for each of the fiscal years listed for professional services rendered by our principal auditors for the audit of our annual financial statements and assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC and other statutory and regulatory filings.
(2)
"Audit-related Fees" represents the aggregate fees billed in each of the fiscal years listed for the assurance and related services rendered by our principal auditors that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and not reported under "Audit Fees."
(3)
"Tax Fees" represents the aggregate fees billed in each of the fiscal years listed for the professional tax services rendered by our principal auditors.
(4)
"All Other Fees" represents the aggregate fees billed in each of the fiscal years listed for services rendered by our principal auditors other than services reported under "Audit Fees," "Audit-related Fees" and "Tax Fees."

       The policy of our audit committee is to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers, including audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services as described above, other than those for de minimis services which are approved by the audit committee prior to the completion of the audit.