10 Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. — 2010 Annual Report information services, and administration of  permits and licenses. PRA-GS also helps cli- ents avoid indirect legacy costs, such as out- dated software, systems and tax administrative  processes associated with hiring staff, to  accomplish additional revenue recovery and  ancillary tasks. PRA-GS has processed more  than $800 million in tax revenue annually,  recovered more than $1 billion in new revenue  during the past 30 years, and helped public  sector clients avoid the loss of billions of dollars.  PRA-GS gives government clients an inex- pensive way to attain best-in-class revenue  administration without incurring the upfront  costs and the back-end legacy liabilities. PRA Government Services (PRA-GS) helps  government clients manage revenue processes  that enable them to provide services to their  constituents. Effective revenue management  contributes more operating resources to governments, helping to avoid raising taxes.  PRA-GS, which has more than 760 distinct  client relationships, can manage all of the client’s revenue processes through its com- plete tax management program, or it can provide individual services on an ad hoc  basis. Services include tax compliance and  auditing, identification and correction of tax  misallocations, discovery and collection of  taxes due, economic development consulting,  PRA Government Services is an industry- leading provider of revenue-enhancement  assistance to government clients across  the United States. G OVERNMENT SERVICES