Company: TJX
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000109198-25-000024
Chunk: 33

Company: TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 33
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12,091 |     |             |     | $11,472 |

• Audit fees were for professional services rendered for the audits of TJX’s consolidated financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting, statutory and subsidiary audits, review of TJX’s quarterly consolidated financial statements, and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.

• Audit-related fees were for TJX foundations audits, employee benefit plan audits, and due diligence services.

• Tax fees were for services related to tax compliance, planning and advice, including assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax structuring, transfer pricing, and requests for rulings and technical advice from tax authorities.

• All other fees were primarily for services related to our environmental sustainability reporting.

The Audit and Finance Committee is responsible for the audit fee negotiations associated with the Company’s retention of PwC. The Audit and Finance Committee pre-approves all audit services and all permitted non-audit services by PwC, including engagement fees and terms. The Audit and Finance Committee has delegated the authority to take such action between meetings to the Audit and Finance Committee Chair, who reports the decisions made to the full Audit and Finance Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

### PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES
Our policies prohibit TJX from engaging PwC to provide any services relating to bookkeeping or other services related to accounting records or financial statements, financial information system design and implementation, appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports, actuarial services, internal audit outsourcing, any management function, legal services or expert services not related to audit, broker-dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services, or human resource consulting. In addition, the Audit and Finance Committee evaluates whether TJX’s use of PwC for permitted non-audit services is compatible with maintaining PwC’s independence. The Audit and Finance Committee concluded that PwC’s provision of non-audit services, which were approved in advance, was compatible with their independence.

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#### Proposal 2: Ratification of Auditor

### AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT
The Audit and Finance Committee operates in accordance with a written charter adopted by the Board and reviewed annually by the Committee. We are responsible for overseeing the quality and integrity of TJX’s accounting, auditing, and financial reporting practices. The Audit and Finance Committee is composed solely of members who are independent, as defined by the NYSE and TJX’s Corporate Governance Principles. Further, the Board has determined that four of our members (