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This excerpt taken from the M 10-K filed Apr 1, 2009. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Shareholders Macys, Inc.: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Macys, Inc. and subsidiaries as of January 31, 2009 and February 2, 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders equity and cash flows for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended January 31, 2009. We also have audited Macys, Inc.s internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Macys, Inc. management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Item 9A(b) Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions. A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Macys, Inc. and subsidiaries as of January 31, 2009 and February 2, 2008, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended January 31, 2009, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, Macys, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
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As discussed in the consolidated financial statements, Macys, Inc. adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, and the measurement date provision of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, in fiscal 2007, and the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, Share Based Payment, and the recognition and related disclosure provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, in fiscal 2006. /s/ KPMG LLP Cincinnati, Ohio March 30, 2009
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These excerpts taken from the M 10-K filed Apr 1, 2008. REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Macys, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
Macys, Inc. and subsidiaries as of February 2, 2008
and February 3, 2007, and the related consolidated
statements of income, changes in shareholders equity and
cash flows for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period
ended February 2, 2008. We also have audited Macys,
Inc.s internal control over financial reporting as of
February 2, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal
Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
Macys Inc. management is responsible for these
consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective
internal control over financial reporting, and for its
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting, included in the accompanying
Item 9A(b) Managements Report on Internal Control
over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these consolidated financial statements and an
opinion on Macys, Inc.s internal control over
financial reporting based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement and whether effective internal
control over financial reporting was maintained in all material
respects. Our audits of the consolidated financial statements
included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial
reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal
control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a
material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design
and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the
assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other
procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinions.
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a
process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. A companys
internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance
of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the
company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions
are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company
are being made only in accordance with authorizations of
management and directors of the company; and (3) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the
companys assets that could have a material effect on the
financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over
financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree
of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred
to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Macys, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007, and the results
of its operations and its cash flows for each of the fiscal
years in the three-year period ended February 2, 2008, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. Also in our opinion, Macys, Inc.
maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control
over financial reporting as of February 2, 2008, based on
criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (COSO).
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial
statements, Macys, Inc. adopted the provisions of FASB
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes, and the measurement date provision of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158,
Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and
Other Postretirement Plans, in fiscal 2007, and the
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 123R, Share Based Payment, and the
recognition and related disclosure provisions of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 158,
Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and
Other Postretirement Plans, in fiscal 2006.
/s/ KPMG
LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 28, 2008
MACYS,
INC.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Shareholders Macys, Inc.: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Macys, Inc. and subsidiaries as of February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders equity and cash flows for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended February 2, 2008. We also have audited Macys, Inc.s internal control over financial reporting as of February 2, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Macys Inc. management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Item 9A(b) Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and an opinion on Macys, Inc.s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions. A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Macys, Inc. and subsidiaries as of February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended February 2, 2008, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, Macys, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of February 2, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, Macys, Inc. adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, and the measurement date provision of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, in fiscal 2007, and the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, Share Based Payment, and the recognition and related disclosure provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, in fiscal 2006. /s/ KPMG LLP Cincinnati, Ohio March 28, 2008
This excerpt taken from the M 10-K filed Apr 4, 2007. REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Federated Department Stores, Inc.:
We have audited managements assessment, included in the
accompanying Item 9A (b) Managements Report on
Internal Control over Financial Reporting, that Federated
Department Stores, Inc. maintained effective internal control
over financial reporting as of February 3, 2007, based on
criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (COSO). Federated Department Stores, Inc.
management is responsible for maintaining effective internal
control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on managements
assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Companys internal control over financial reporting based
on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control
over financial reporting was maintained in all material
respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of
internal control over financial reporting, evaluating
managements assessment, testing and evaluating the design
and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing
such other procedures as we considered necessary in the
circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a
process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. A companys
internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance
of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the
company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions
are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company
are being made only in accordance with authorizations of
management and directors of the company; and (3) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the
companys assets that could have a material effect on the
financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over
financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree
of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, managements assessment that Federated
Department Stores, Inc. maintained effective internal control
over financial reporting as of February 3, 2007 is fairly
stated, in all material respects, based on criteria established
in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
Also, in our opinion, Federated Department Stores, Inc.
maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control
over financial reporting as of February 3, 2007 based on
criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (COSO).
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We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the
consolidated balance sheets of Federated Department Stores, Inc.
and subsidiaries as of February 3, 2007 and
January 28, 2006, and the related consolidated statements
of income, changes in shareholders equity and cash flows
for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended
February 3, 2007, and our report dated March 30, 2007
expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial
statements.
/s/ KPMG
LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 30, 2007
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