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H&R Block Charged With Fraud

zenith-nadir said:
They also made a mistake on their own tax return last year, to the tune of $32,000,000. Not a stellar year for H&R Block.
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It wasn't a mistake. It was a miscalculation. Luckily, they offer protection for these kind of mistakes.

H&R Block is a good company overall. However, some of their business practices are strange. They offer tax classes that anyone can take, but will only allow those not currently working in the field to work there part-time. They threaten ex-preparers with non-compete clauses to assure that they will have returning clients and that person cannot use his/her acquired skills to better themselves further. Finally, they are grossly overpriced, and do not inform those with easy returns how to file FOR FREE.
 
wastepanel said:
Think he's saying that if people could do the simple math required for their tax returns, then H&R Block would not be necessary.
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If that is what he's saying it's not at all accurate.

People pay for all kinds of goods and services they can do themselves but simply do value the time needed for the projects over the money they can pay someone to do the project.
 
Grammatron said:
If that is what he's saying it's not at all accurate.

People pay for all kinds of goods and services they can do themselves but simply do value the time needed for the projects over the money they can pay someone to do the project.
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The peace of mind you get when you pay someone else to do your taxes for you includes the security of knowing that if they mess up, they're the ones who have to answer for it. That's why I love TurboTax. Their garantee makes me feel more secure.
 
If only my taxes were about math, I'd be just fine.

Trying to figure out what deductions exist is much, much harder, particularly since the instructions on the damn things keep referring to concepts that they don't define.
 
Melendwyr said:
If only my taxes were about math, I'd be just fine.

Trying to figure out what deductions exist is much, much harder, particularly since the instructions on the damn things keep referring to concepts that they don't define.
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Not to mention they change every year.
 
Grammatron said:
Not to mention they change every year.
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Unfortunately, I know this all too true as an accountant. It is hard to stay up to date on all the releases (especially since those changes come in December). Maybe a good topic for a thread here...
 
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