{"url_path":"/sec/aert/10-k/2026/item-14","section_key":"item-14","section_title":"Item 14 Principal Accountant Fees and Services**.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-06-08","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853044/0001829126-26-006123-index.html","accession_number":"0001829126-26-006123","cik":"0001853044","ticker":"AERT","issuer_name":"Aeries Technology, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853044/0001829126-26-006123-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001853044","primary_entity_name":"Aeries Technology, Inc."},"word_count":388,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services**.\n\n \n\nOn August 11, 2024, the Audit Committee appointed MCA as the successor independent registered public accounting firm. MCA will serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.\n\n \n\nThe following is a summary of fees paid or to be paid to MCA for professional services rendered for the audit of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.\n\n \n\nAudit Fees – Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements and services that are normally provided by MCA in connection with regulatory filings. The aggregate fees billed by MCA for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements for the years ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 totaled $54 and $48, respectively. These amounts include interim procedures and audit fees, as well as attendance at audit committee meetings.\n\n \n\nAudit-Related Fees – Audit-related services consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees” above. These services include attest services that are not required by statute or regulation and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. We did not pay MCA for audit related fees for the years ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.\n\n \n\nTax Fees – Tax fees consist of fees billed for professional services relating to tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. We did not pay MCA for tax fees for the years ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.\n\n \n\nAll Other Fees – All Other Fees represent fees billed for services other than audit, audit-related, tax, and other specifically disclosed services. For the years ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the aggregate fees billed for such other services, as part of the Circle-up fee, were $3.1 and nil, respectively.\n\n \n\n**Pre-Approval Policy**\n\n \n\nOur audit committee has and will pre-approve all auditing services and permitted non-audit services to be performed for us by our auditors, including the fees and terms thereof (subject to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services described in the Exchange Act which are approved by the audit committee prior to the completion of the audit).\n\n \n\n92\n\n \n\n \n\n**PART IV**"}