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Class-Action Suit Goes After H&R Block, Google, Meta for Alleged Tax Data Sharing

The class-action suit comes after a Congressional report found that tax prep companies, including H&R Block, shared data with the tech giants via online-advertising tools. A law normally used to ...
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H&R Block Agrees to $7M FTC Settlement and Will Make Downgrading Tax Tiers Easier

H&R Block has agreed to a $7 million proposed settlement by the Federal Trade Commission, following a lawsuit filed against ...
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H&R Block Opens Enrollment for Its Income Tax Course

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H&R Block has opened nationwide enrollment for its Income Tax Course1. This course is ideal for people looking to deepen their understanding of ...
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H&R Block settlement: Here’s what happened

Tax season for 2024 has begun. And if you happen to be someone who uses platforms like H&R Block to complete your taxes, be wary that some may make you pay for services that could be free, as ...
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It's Not Just TurboTax. H&R Block Tricks Taxpayers Into Paying More for Taxes Too, FTC Says

H&R Block is in the Federal Trade Commission's crosshairs, for similar reasons its archrival TurboTax has been in recent years. On Feb. 23, the FTC filed a complaint against H&R Block alleging the ...
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Facebook, Google, H&R Block Hit With RICO Class Action After Congressional Report Revealed Taxpayer Data Breach

Wisner Baum has filed the first federal RICO class action lawsuit against H&R Block, Meta and Google over an alleged joint scheme to install spyware that would scrape private tax return information ...
Accounting Today

FTC hits H&R Block over 'free' filing claims

The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against tax prep giant H&R Block accusing the company of deceptively marketing "free" online tax filing when its products often were not free, and ...
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Scammers file fake federal tax return with H&R Block online, try to steal family's $10K refund

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A family has to battle to get back their $10,000 tax refund after scammers filed in their name. Edward and Jill Harris were counting on that federal refund to pay for household ...
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H&R Block Tax Software Review: Pros, Cons, And Alternatives

H&R Block offers easy-to-use software for tax filers who want to complete their taxes online or using their desktop computer. H&R Block online tax prep consistently ranks runner-up in annual listings ...
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How to Use H&R Block Tax Prep Software to File Your 2024 Tax Return

Here’s what you need to know if you want to file your taxes with H&R Block’s tax prep software this year. The deadline is looming for the 2025 tax season, so if you haven’t filed yet, it’s time to ...
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H&R Block Agrees to $7M FTC Settlement and Will Make Downgrading Tax Tiers Easier

H&R Block's online software makes it difficult for customers to downgrade from a paid tier to its free service. But that will soon be a thing of the past. Danni Santana spent nine years as an editor ...