The question is: Should you Trust a Tax Relief Firm? Its tough to do. Here are the steps to follow: 1. Ask them if they use licensed Enrolled Agents. Enrolled Agents are trained and licensed to negotiate with the IRS. 2. Ask for Real Case Histories. 3. Be careful with the quick quoter. If they don't care about your case details and quickly give a price and ask for money, proceed with caution. A good firm will be concerned with the details of your case before making promises. 4. Will they give you a tour of their operation? Here are a few case stories about ...

Alliance Benefit Group of Illinois (ABG) reached a corporate milestone in the first quarter of 2011, surpassing $2 billion in assets under administration. As of March 31, the company reported over $2.1 billion of retirement plan assets for which it provides daily valuation recordkeeping and administration service. Achieving the $2 billion asset mark has placed ABG in very select company among retirement plan administrators across the country. The Peoria based company is now in the top 1% (ranked by assets under administration) of retirement plan advisors in the USA (as ...

The re-opening of a Brian Hoffman's Red Skelton comedy show means there's great news for everyone who likes to laugh. Now entering his third year performing in Las Vegas as 'America's Favorite Clown,' Brian's newest version of the show will open just off the strip at The Westin Casuarina Las Vegas Hotel Casino and Spa located at 160 East Flamingo Road (corner of Koval and Flamingo) Starting April 19th show times will be every Monday and Tuesday at 2pm. Now you can take advantage of the upscale dining and gaming elegance and style in The Westin Casuarina Las Vegas Hotel ...

Odyssey Seminars will be having an Easter Carnival on Sat. April 23rd at Mile Square Park (south Euclid entrance) located in Fountain Valley, Orange Co., CA. 92708 Time: 1-6 PM. This will benefit TACA - Talk About Autism, Inclusion Infusion, Cub Scout Pack #667 and Boy Scout Troop #295. There will be game booths, craft booths, field games, egg hunts, egg decorating and more. Odyssey notes will be exchanged for cash; only these notes will be accepted at the park. Odyssey Notes are a way that local businesses can contribute to the charities as well as bringing new businesses ...

Gold's Gym, the world's leading authority in health and fitness, announced today that Kanye West can officially lay claim to the strongest song in the gym. After an intense nationwide vote, his popular track, nominated by Super Bowl XLII champion Michael Strahan, survived a star-studded bracket of 64 iPod all-stars to be named the greatest workout song of all time. "Stronger," West's 2007 hit from his "Graduation" album, was voted the winner in Gold's Gym's first ever March Music Madness competition. The competition was designed to put an end to the age old debate about ...

Cosmetology students at ITS Academy of Beauty may feel more like Fairy Godmothers than future stylists while providing services for young girls going to the prom this spring. The cosmetology schools in Forth Worth, Plano, Arlington, Irving, Hurst and Mesquite are offering a special Prom Pamper Package for only $35 through May 15. The package includes haircut, shampoo, deep conditioning, blow dry, style with up-do, basic manicure and pedicure, as well as facial make-up. Tip Overlay Nail Service is available for an additional $10. "Going to the prom is a memorable event ...

The U.S. federal income tax filing deadline is April 18, and many taxpayers who filed early are already receiving income tax refunds. That makes this the right time for those individuals to make smart moves to get out of debt, said Kevin Gallegos, vice president of Freedom Debt Relief, LLC (FDR). The Internal Revenue Service indicates that 78 percent of U.S. individual taxpayers receive an income tax refund. In 2008, the most recent information available, the average individual refund was nearly $3,000. Many surveys find that about half of U.S. taxpayers who receive ...

Homeowners purchase smoke detectors and household security systems to protect their investment, but often overlook a common problem that can be just as damaging to a home as a fire or burglary -- and that is water damage. Kristopher Chana, founder of Plumb Off Valve Distributors, understands the importance of his product in today's market. A victim of more than five floods himself; Chana designed a product that fit into a homeowner's everyday life. "When consumers leave their house, they turn off their lights and lock their door. The Plumb Off valve system offers consumers ...

Pennsylvania Man Charged with 20th Suspended License Violation Early in the morning on March 11, 2011 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, police pulled over a man for an equipment violation on his vehicle. After running his license, police learned the driver had 19 prior convictions for driving with a suspended license and 8 convictions of driving with a DUI-suspended license. In Pennsylvania and many other states, your license will be suspended after a repeat DUI or if you have a particularly high blood alcohol content (BAC). The man was charged with driving with a ...

Proposed Legislation May Help Fight Prescription Drug Theft According to the National Drug Intelligence Center, $184 million dollars worth of prescription drugs were stolen in the U.S. alone last year. The prescription drugs ranged from opiates like OxyContin and Vicodin to drugs for erectile dysfunction. While many of these drugs are sold on the black market, an unknown amount also ends up back in pharmacies. This can cause problems for patients who take drugs that may have been tampered with or stored improperly. One such occurrence happened recently when several diabetes ...

IES, Ltd., one of the largest transportation software providers in North America, has been named as a Top IT Provider by Inbound Logistics magazine. Each year, the industry publication recognizes IT companies that enable logistics excellence through technology. Felecia Stratton, Editor, Inbound Logistics explains why IES was selected, "IES has consistently provided technology solutions that our readers need to successfully manage their global enterprises. As shippers, carriers, and 3PLs increase their use of logistics IT, IES continues to be flexible and responsive, ...

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc. (CARD), will host an "Art Auction for Autism" on Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 3:00pm through 5:00 pm at the CARD Virginia office located at 5400 Shawnee Road, Suite 208 Alexandria, Virginia. The event is open to the general public. "April is National Autism Awareness Month, therefore, we want to raise awareness about autism by organizing an Art Auction in hopes of bringing local communities together for a great cause," says Chelsea Burton, CARD Virginia Office Manager. "We are hoping to raise lots of money through this ...

After a new a strategic alliance with a top physician in Miami, concierge medical network and executive physical provider EliteHealth is pleased to offer its patients "scarless" surgery for common general surgical procedures - including appendectomy and gall bladder removal surgery. The procedure is performed via a small incision in the navel (belly button), and patients report less pain and typically recover within 24 to 48 hours after surgery. On Saturday, March 12th, a thirty-year-old female EliteHealth patient visiting the Miami Beach area from Venezuela was admitted ...

VQ ActionCare, creators of mature adult fitness equipment, is pleased to announce its partnership with Not Born Yesterday! newspaper, providing the voice of Southern California seniors. Through the partnership, the newspaper's more than 100,000 subscribers will have the opportunity to win a Resistance Chair through an exclusive giveaway contest featured in the newspaper's print and online editions. Recognizing the need for a convenient, at-home exercise system for mature adults that eliminates the need to join a gym or leave the comfort of their homes, VQ ActionCare created ...

Steve Orndorff, Ph.D., CEO of Ariel Pharmaceuticals, was named chairperson of the board of directors for the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) at its 2011 Annual All-Member meeting held at the Colorado National Golf Club facilities in Erie, CO, yesterday. The announcement is made by Holli Baumunk, CBSA President & CEO, who says Orndorff assumes chairperson responsibilities from Rick Jory, CEO of Sandhill Scientific, Highlands Ranch. Dr. Orndorff, a serial entrepreneur with 30 years experience in the biotechnology industry, leads Ariel Pharmaceuticals, a startup ...

Chanson Water USA unveils new Ionizer, the Miracle M.A.X., capable of producing the strongest low pH acid water and high ph alkaline drinking water - Previously used in Russia to treat radiation exposure. Chanson Water USA, a leading distributor of ionizers that turn regular tap water into both electrolyzed, alkaline, ionized and antioxidant-rich or acid water, has announced the release of its newest and most powerful ionizer. The Miracle M.A.X. - which has the capability to turn regular tap water into high pH drinking water charged (literally) with myriad health, mental ...

Local executive coach and brand leadership consultant joined her classmates on April 1, 2011 in the inaugural group to finish Portland State's Certificate of Completion Program in Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB). Being one of the 12 in this group is an impressive feat, as it also makes LaCosta the first and possibly only person nationally to officially have been trained in IPNB for using it as the undercurrent through which she engages in branding and brand leadership - her method of organizational development. Her other classmates have also been pioneers in their own ...

Streaming live on the Co-Creator Radio Network on Tuesday, April 12, at 11 a.m. Pacific time/2 p.m. Eastern time, on her show "Why Shamanism Now?: A Practical Path to Authenticity," shaman and founder of the Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing Christina Pratt tells listeners: "The spirits are teachers, not therapists. They are here to teach us to be better humans." According to Pratt, the helping spirits are here to help us sort out how to live well in our time. Even Death and the Trickster -- along with plants, animals, and the elements -- are part of this cast of compassionate ...

Excel Software announced OfficeProtect 1.0 to protect Microsoft Office documents with a secure software license. Authors that sell Excel spreadsheets, Macros or Add-Ins for Excel, Word or PowerPoint can ensure that only licensed users can activate and use the protected documents. OfficeProtect includes ready-to-paste Visual Basic code and step-by-step instructions to bind a document to a license configured with the QuickLicense protection and licensing system. OfficeProtect supports documents, Macros and Add-Ins for Microsoft Office on Mac OS X or Windows (32 or 64-bit). ...

Deven Shah, VP Information Technology from Admiration Foods will be joining a panel of Microsoft Dynamics customers to share insights on Dynamics GP for manufacturing and distribution. In December 2010, Admiration Foods selected the Vicinity formula manufacturing solution to enhance and extend the company's existing Microsoft Dynamics investment. The implementation of Vicinity software will enable Admiration to gain better control of production costs, batch yields and formula management. "We researched our options and determined that Vicinity will assist us in better ...

Wicked Gourmet produces an extensive selection of assorted gourmet foods including sauces, marinades, oils, vinegars, seasonings, dip mixes, rubs, mustards and other condiments. All of Wicked Gourmet's products are purposefully formulated to make them very easy to "open and use". The food creators at Wicked Gourmet believe that "gourmet foods don't need to be complicated!" Typically only available in the retail gourmet food channel, Wicked Gourmet's new partnership with epicureanfoods.com presents an exciting new way for the company to bring their 30+ product portfolio ...

The ADDY Awards have been called the world's largest and toughest advertising competition, driving over 60,000 annual entries of the best creative work from award-winning agencies nationwide. There were over 400 entries in this year's Triangle competition, which was held on Friday, February 25, where Mellonaid took home three highly competitive ADDY Awards. Mellonaid's awards, which can all be viewed at http://www.mellonaid.com, included: GOLD ADDY in the category of Self-Promotional Web Site, http://www.mellonaid.com. SILVER ADDY in the category of Marketing Club ...

Holocaust Documentation and Education Center, Inc. Presents Denmark at the International Series, May 5 The Holocaust Documentation and Education Center Free International Series features Deputy Chief of Mission Anne Mette Vestergaard Denmark 1940-1945: A Remembrance of Occupation and A Celebration of Liberation Tuesday, May 5 2011, 2:00 p.m. free at the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center located at 2031 Harrison Street ∙ Hollywood, FL 33020. On April 9, 1940 the dark cloud of Nazi occupation descended over Denmark. Hitler's forces stormed across ...

All parents hope their children learn about money management. Z Animation Directors David Wachtenheim and Robert Marianetti team with Daniel Miller for the third time to help teach teenagers the value of money for FINRA. Daniel Miller, Creative Director of U Direct, chose Wachtenheim and Marianetti to collaborate and bring his characters, Taylor and Tyler, to life. The TVC's revolve around Taylor and Tyler, twin brother and sister, who attend the same college. Taylor understands how proper money management helps achieve her goals. Tyler prefers immediate gratification, ...

Even though going through a divorce is never easy and is likely to stir up unpleasant emotions at some point in the process, in most instances spouses who are separating are able to do so without intimidation or threats of violence. There will be times, however, that abuse is a reason for the divorce filing in the first place or anger at events that unfold after the separation lead to an unsafe environment for one of the parties involved. In such cases, legally enforced protection may be necessary and is something that should be pursued quickly. And, it is not just warring ...