Fred Business News  - H&R Block Inc., the nation's largest tax preparer, said Monday the number of clients for its core retail business increased 1.6% in the Nov. 1 through March 31 tax-season period.

The increase over the year-ago period is based on figures adjusted to account for the extra day this year from the leap year and to remove people who were filing tax forms only to receive rebate checks from the government.

Anyone seeking a rebate check as part of an economic stimulus package must ...   more »