HYNES & HOWES INSURANCE COUNSELORS, INC. Notes to Financial Statements September 30, 1998 and 1997 Note 9. Management Fees The Company entered into a Management Consultant Retainer Agreement with John Howes on October 1, 1972. Since John Howes no longer desires to provide the management consultants services required in the agreement, the Company has agreed that the Management Consultant Retainer Agreement be assigned, transferred and conveyed to Oak Helm Partners who assumed all rights and duties of the Agreement as of August 1, 1991. Oak Helm Partners received management fees of $35,750 for the year ended September 30, 1997 and $39,000 for each of the years ended September 30, 1998 and 1996. Note 10. Provision for Income Taxes Due to loss carry forwards from previous years, a provision for income taxes has not been made. There will be no material effect on the Company upon its adoption of SFAS No. 96, Accounting for Income Taxes.