Our audit procedures included, amongst others, a review of
forecasted fiscal results and methodologies used. We
ascertained that information used was derived from Royal
DSM’s business plans that have been subject to internal reviews
and were approved by those charged with governance
(Corporate Strategic Dialogue and Annual Strategic Reviews).
We also involved EY tax specialists to review the fiscal position,
current tax planning strategies and to verify that the method used
to calculate the valuation adjustment was consistently applied.
We have also ascertained that disclosures in the financial
statement with respect to taxes are in line with IAS 12.