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This excerpt taken from the JBHT DEF 14A filed Mar 29, 2007.
AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT FEES
     The Audit Committee or its Chairman pre-approves the audit and non-audit services to be rendered to the Company, as well as the fees associated with such services. Generally, management will submit to the Audit Committee a detailed list of services that it recommends the Audit Committee engage the independent auditors to provide for the calendar year. The Audit Committee pre-approves certain audit and non-audit services and establishes a dollar limit on the amount of fees the Company will pay for each category of services. The Audit Committee is informed from time to time on the non-audit services actually provided pursuant to the pre-approval process. During the year, the Audit Committee periodically reviews the types of services and dollar amounts approved and adjusts such amounts, as it deems appropriate. Unless a service to be provided by the independent auditors has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee also periodically reviews all non-audit services to ensure such services do not impair the independence of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee approved all services provided by E&Y for the 2005 and 2006 calendar years. These services included the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements, audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, review of the Company’s quarterly financial statements, tax consultation services, and consents for and review of registration statements filed with the SEC. See “Report of Audit Committee” set forth earlier for a discussion of auditor independence.

     The following table shows the fees billed by E&Y for audit and other services provided to the Company for the 2006 and 2005 calendar years respectively:

    2006 ($)  2005 ($)   
  Audit fees (1)  1,037,500  1,000,700 
  Audit-related fees     
Tax fees (2)         26,320 
All other fees     

(1)       Audit fees consisted of the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements, including the audit of management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, the review of the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and consents for and review of registration statements filed with the SEC.
(2) Tax fees consisted principally of assistance with tax compliance and reporting.

     The Audit Committee has considered whether the non-audit services provided by E&Y, including the services rendered in connection with income tax consultation, were compatible with maintaining E&Y’s independence and has determined that the nature and substance of the limited non-audit services did not impair the status of E&Y as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. E&Y did not bill the Company for any other services during calendar year 2005 or 2006.

This excerpt taken from the JBHT DEF 14A filed Mar 15, 2006.

AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT FEES

          Effective January 1, 2005, Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) became the Company’s independent auditor, replacing KPMG LLP (KPMG), who had served as the Company’s independent auditors for calendar year 2004. The following table represents aggregate fees billed for professional audit services rendered by each independent accounting firm to provide the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2005, and December 31, 2004, respectively.

 

 

2005 – E&Y

 

2004 – KPMG

 

 

 



 



 

Audit fees (1)

 

$

1,000,700

 

$

1,012,440

 

Audit-related fees (2)

 

 

0

 

 

27,828

 

Tax fees (3)

 

 

26,320

 

 

346,792

 

All other fees (4)

 

 

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(1)

Audit fees consisted of audit work performed in the preparation of financial statements, as well as work generally only the independent auditor can reasonably be expected to provide, such as statutory audits.

 

(2)

Audit-related fees consisted principally of audits of employee benefit plans and special procedures related to regulatory filings.

 

(3)

Tax fees consisted principally of assistance with tax compliance and reporting.

 

(4)

Ernst & Young LLP did not bill the Company for any non-audit services in calendar years 2005. KPMG LLP did not bill the Company for any non-audit services in calendar year 2004.

This excerpt taken from the JBHT DEF 14A filed Mar 21, 2005.

Audit and Non-Audit Fees

          The following table represents fees paid for professional audit services rendered by KPMG LLP for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2004, and December 31, 2003. 

 

 

 

2004

 

 

2003

 

 

 



 



 

Audit fees (1)

 

$

1,012,440

 

$

410,077

 

Audit-related fees (2)

 

$

27,828

 

$

26,888

 

Tax fees (3)

 

$

346,792

 

$

223,058

 

All other fees (4)

 

 

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(1)

Audit fees consisted of audit work performed in the preparation of financial statements, as well as work generally only the independent auditor can reasonably be expected to provide, such as statutory audits.

(2)

Audit related fees consisted principally of audits of employee benefit plans and special procedures related to regulatory filings.

(3)

Tax fees consisted principally of assistance with tax compliance and reporting.

(4)

KPMG LLP did not bill the Company for any non-audit services in calendar years 2004 and 2003.

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