The chances the Internal Revenue Service will audit your tax return are slim. That's why 85 percent of U.S. taxpayers don't sweat about an audit, according to a survey by H&R Block.Comment

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Fremont General Corporation , doing business primarily through its wholly-owned industrial bank, Fremont Investment & Loan, today announced that Grant Thornton LLP has advised the Company that Grant Thornton is ... via PR-inside.com

The government said Tuesday it is trying to shut down more than 125 Jackson Hewitt tax preparation stores in four states for systematic 'tax-fraud schemes.' The Justice Department accuses the franchises of bilking the government out of more than $70 million through fraudulent practices such as using phony W-2 forms, bogus deductions and fuel tax credits and false claims regarding the earned income tax credit. So far, 74.1 million people have filed tax returns to the IRS.Jackson Hewitt Tax Services Inc., with more than 6,500 franchises, is the nation's second-largest tax preparer after H&R Block Inc. The franchises were either totally or partially owned by Farrukh Sohail, the Justice Department said, and involved 'a pervasive and massive series of tax-fraud schemes,' according to court filings. Read more

'In the Dark: What many boards and executives still don't know about the health of their businesses' NEW YORK '' Many board members and senior executives are still in the dark about the overall health of their organizations because they lack high-quality non-financial information. via Portsmouth Herald

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'We will have the highest average daily rate' Branson -- Rick Huffman is going for higher quality in his bid for a critical piece of land in downtown Springfield. via Springfield News Leader

'They put my kids at risk, where I live, where I work, everything. This man had access to it.' As a state probation and parole agent, Vera Hutson deals with convicted criminals regularly. via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

'Our traffic continues to grow, our dollar volumes as a result are growing with that' Alberta consumers are confident about the future -- and are notably keen on making major household purchases -- but they're wary of buying a house, fearing interest rates could rise. via The Calgary Herald

'Under Dave's leadership we are poised to continue our rapid expansion into the Chicago and Midwest marketplaces, and look forward to the successes that lie ahead.' MCLEAN, Va., and CHICAGO, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- MorganFranklin Corporation, a services and solutions provider to business and government on complex and high-stakes financial, operational and IT issues, ... via PR-inside.com

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'The facilities are used for specific ingredients but they are adaptable to a wide range of pharma ingredients' HUNDREDS of Pfizer workers in Cork whose jobs are at risk were thrown a lifeline yesterday as a team of financial experts prepared to sell their plants as going concerns. via Irish Examiner

Breadth of topics for this year's leading business book award captures trend of increasing social consciousness in Canadian business writing TORONTO, April 12 /CNW/ - The four finalists for this year's National ... via Canada NewsWire

How will the new Congress affect business taxes? The Democrat-heavy Congress sworn in this past January has a long list of tax changes. via Entrepreneur Magazine

SANTIAGO, Chile, April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MASISA S.A. To review Masisa's operating and financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, examine the external audit report prepared by ... via Earth Times

'You're more of a woman than we'll ever be.' Astia today presented its Third Annual National Venture Capital Awards. Kara Swisher of the Wall Street Journal was the evening's host, and let slip some choice bits such as 'Don Imus remains an asshole, even ... via Christine.net

'If you are a traditional media buyer and you shift all your money onto the Internet you are missing audiences that are using traditional media during the drive time, prime time, or the commute on the train' Online advertising spending totaled $16.8 billion in 2006, topping the online advertising figures from 2005 and setting a new record. via BPM Today

'Is there any chance this will be fixed today or should I snail mail the return' Mercury NewsFor some TurboTax customers, Tax Day is turning out to be even more stressful than they'd feared. When they tried to e-file their taxes with the popular online service from Intuit, they saw error messages and many were unable to file.The problems arose last night and continued through this morning, and the site may still not be fully functional.A spokesman for Intuit had no immediate comment.The community forums on the Mountain View financial software company's Web site are now filled with messages from users frustrated and confused by the errors. Read more

'Public Libraries can and do have a vital impact on communities' is the conclusion of a highly-regarded investigation and report conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers and published by the Laser Foundation. via Lewisham Information & Heritage

'Good organization and planning can really take the panic out of tax season.' (Specail) - Deadlines of any kind can cause people panic and stress. But the deadline every year that all taxpayers face to gather all the necessary records and receipts they need to prepare their tax returns can be a harrowing and exasperating experience.One cause for panic, a senior tax consultant says, is caused by our close proximity to the United States.'Our deadline is April 30 but the deadline for filing in the U.S. is April 15,' says Cleo Hamel, senior tax consultant with tax preparation firm, H&R Block. 'A lot of panic is caused when U.S. programs on television advertise their deadline. We get a lot of calls from people about that.' Read more

Weyerhaeuser Company appointed Patricia Bedient Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. via News On Women

'It will certainly accelerate the number of places where Pentaho will be used' Open-source business intelligence software vendor Pentaho Corp. is hoping a new tie-up unveiled Thursday with the OpenOffice.org community and Sun Microsystems Inc. via Linuxworld.com

'Rather than sink additional money into high-growth, but politically risky, areas, some oil majors are directing more attention to US small-majors and the Canadian oil sands, where reserves can be acquired with less risk, but at a higher price.' Record cash flows have pushed deal activity in the oil and gas industry to levels rivalling the mega merger highs of 1998. via Canada NewsWire

'The Colorado life sciences industry, however, which includes medical devices and equipment, still accounted for a healthy 24 percent of total venture capital dollars invested in the state' More money was poured into fewer Colorado companies in the first quarter of 2007, mirroring a national trend toward investing in expansion or later-stage companies, according to the MoneyTree Report by ... via Denver Business Journal

With just a few days to go before the April 30 deadline for filing your personal tax return, you can still be rewarded with a lower tax bill if you pay careful attention to all the available deductions and ... via Canada NewsWire

'The state simply is not investing as it should, and as other states are, in its life sciences industry' Massachusetts' life sciences sector is the second-biggest driver of growth in the state's economy and represents the world's largest concentration of life sciences firms per square mile, according to a report ... via PR-inside.com

April 23, 2007 Steve Jobs avoids criminal charges in backdated options probe Mercury News reports that Steve Jobs has been found to be in the clear when it comes to criminal charges related to the backdated ... via The Disney Blog

Business Objects and VC-backed Cartesis announced the acquisition today. Under terms of the agreement, Business Objects will pay 225M in cash. via Alarm

The shareholders of TIB Financial Corp. have re-elected four directors to a two-year term through 2009. via News Press

Fremont General, a lender trying to extricate itself from the subprime-mortgage business, said on Wednesday that it hired a new auditor to replace Grant Thornton LLP, which resigned earlier this month. via MarketWatch