NBC sent an undercover intern to different tax preparers. It looks like the big names in tax prep may charge higher fees, but that’s more than made up for by their ability to help you commit tax fraud.
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Elliot Spitzer Sues H&R Block for Tricking Customers
By 3.16.06
New York Attorney General Elliot Spitzer sued H&R Block today for fraudulent IRA marketing.
Round 9: Halliburton vs. H&R Block
By 3.6.06
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Worst Company in America: Tier 1 Results
By 3.6.06
Ladies and Gentlemen, your Tier 1 champions! Some no-brainers, squeakers and absolute pummeling.
H&R Block Needs Help With Its Taxes
By 2.27.06
H&R Block had to restate its results after under reporting its liabilities by $32 million in its very own state taxes.
Consumers Speak: H&R Block’s Free Offer, Only $5.95
By 2.3.06
Dan F. writes in with this chat log from H&R Block’s online support system.
Here is the IM exchange I just had with H&R Block after attempting to use the “free” 1040 return service they pitched to me via e-mail. I own to some early crankiness but keep in mind their “fast” online response had kept me waiting a lot longer than it would have taken to do my taxes the old fashioned way:
Morning Deals Round Up
By 1.16.06
• H&R Block is giving away free copies of their DeductionPro software, which we’ve been told is normally a $20 upgrade ot thier TaxCut software. (Although it works in a standalone mode, as well.) [via Slickdeals]
H&R Block Creates National Tax Holiday
By 1.11.06
What do Hallmark and H&R Block have in common? They both are based in Kansas City, Missouri, and they both create holidays to celebrate an occasion for you to give them more money. H&R Block has created National Tax Advice Day to ostensibly help you learn such ethical tips as how to claim your iPod as tax deductible. (We aren’t joking.)
