The IRS doesn't admit to using profiling to target audit candidates, but its own statistics show that some filers are more likely to be audited than others, namely small business owners, consultants and people with six-figure incomes.

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Notable, perhaps, among retailers: the absence of top-shelf names like Target (whose accounting Audit Integrity rates as "Aggressive"), Macy's ("Aggressive") or Wal-Mart ("Very Aggressive").

FORBES: Most Trustworthy Companies

The Audit Office said while the write-offs had produced a positive performance against the corporate target, the percentage of total rent collected had reduced and there were high levels of individual arrears.

BBC: Housing Executive writes off ?10m

This year the garden looks set to beat its target of 130, 000 visitors, supporting an assembly audit committee report which found it was now on a firmer financial footing.

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