H&R Block
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H&R Block, Inc., or H&R Block, is an American tax preparation company operating in Canada, the United States, and Australia. The company was founded in 1955 by brothers Henry W. Bloch and Richard Bloch.
Company type | Public |
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Founded | January 25, 1955; 69 years ago (1955-01-25), in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
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Headquarters | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.[1] |
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Revenue | US$3.413 billion (2021)[2] |
US$0.590 billion (2021)[2] | |
US$0.583 billion (2021)[2] | |
Total assets | US$3.653 billion (2011)[2] |
Total equity | US$0.352 billion (2021)[2] |
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Website | hrblock.com |
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As of 2018, H&R Block operates approximately 12,000 retail tax offices staffed by tax professionals worldwide. The company offers payroll, and business consulting services, consumer tax software, and online tax preparation/electronic filing from their website.
H&R Block has engaged in a multi-million dollar lobbying campaign against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) creating its own online system of tax filing like those that exist in most other wealthy countries.[4]