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Tough D.A. Eliot Spitzer targets H & R Block's IRA plan
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New York state filed a $250 million fraud suit Wednesday against H&R Block Inc., charging that the nation's largest tax preparation service steered more than 500,000 customers into a money-losing retirement account plan. H&R Block defended the plan and said it would fight to see that it re...
March 23rd, 2006

Tax Deductions for Clowns, Scrap Yard Owners, Hot Tubbers and More
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Clowns deducting travel expenses? Scrap yard owners deducting cat food? How about a deduction for your hot tub as a medical expense? Every year, taxpayers test the limits of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Now, H&R Block is giving taxpayers a new way to test their savvy of the unique and obs...
March 7th, 2006

Beware Of Instant Refunds Offered By Tax Preparation Companies
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With the filing deadline just six weeks away, tax preparation offices pop up this time of year. And in an effort to get your business, many offer instant refunds. The Newschannel 5 I-Team says, Beware! In a short stretch of South Kingshighway, there are four tax preparation companies operating: two...
March 1st, 2006

H&R Block Reports Third Quarter Financial Results
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2006--H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB).Revenues Up; Earnings Impacted by Lower Mortgage Results and Litigation Settlement Cost -- Corporate Tax Remediation to Result in Prior-Period Restatement -- Full-Year Earnings Guidance Changed to $1.65 to $1.85 per S...
February 28th, 2006