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[Paulette Dzurilla]

Ihave always filed my taxes through TurboTax and it has been working fine. However, this year it got a little complicated and I was thinking to at least talk to someone on 1:1 basis before I finally file my taxes through Turbotax or may be with them.

I came across H&R Block and the only thing that I know so far is that I can take an appointment and then stop by their offices at designated time. However, before I do that, I do have a lot of questions like

Essentially, the H&R Block "tax expert" is someone trained to use the H&R Block tax software. This is similar to TurboTax and other such software. You are paying this person to follow prompts on the computer and input the answers you provide, just like TurboTax and similar software works. My "tax expert" was unable to answer basic tax questions and could not even operate her calculator properly. In every way, the experience was worse than just using TurboTax on my own computer.

Now, this service may make sense for you if, for example, you cannot operate a computer or cannot see well enough to read the information on your tax documents. You may also prefer the H&R Block tax software over all other competing products, though in this case, you may wish to just use the software online or download it, rather than paying a "tax expert" to run it on your behalf. It's also certainly the case that many "tax experts" are actually fully-fledged accountants who are just picking up some work on the side.

If your taxes are significantly more complicated, you would do well to hire an accountant who specialises in tax returns. There will almost certainly be very many in your community. This will certainly cost more than this year's tax software, but may well be a good option for you.

I was looking for a temporary job one year and decided to give H&R Block a try. I was made to take a training course for the first level of returns, and after two weeks of intensive teaching and studying we had to pass an exam to actually work for them throughout the season.

All things considered, we were not 'experts' at understanding our customers taxes, but having only completed the first level we were typically tasked with completing simple returns with only a few documents. More complex returns were given to the people who had made the company a career. That said, I can almost guarantee that a lot of mistakes are made by seasonal workers. The training is not at all adequate, and for the most part the company is just trying to get bodies in seats to meet the demands of their customers.

If you have at least a meddling ability to critically think and type, and your return isn't that complex I'd recommend doing it on your own. If you do want to use H&R Block for any type of return I'd recommend requesting someone with more than a few years experience at the company.

A tax accountant can file for you and answer your queries. Be upfront and ask for their costs as some accountants ask for a share of the returns they get you. A fixed fee works better( around 250 $ ). They know the tricks of the trade and can get you more money back. Some are strict about receipts/invoices and others are not.

I, certainly, can operate software and I used to do my own taxes when I was younger. Yet for more than five years I use a tax preparer at H & R BLOCK. Why? Because I like their guarantees and I know how dedicated the builders of their software are to getting the interpretation of the tax code correct.

When you use software that you purchase off the shelf it is almost guaranteed that it will be out of date and not included the latest changes in the tax code. So since I know, first hand, how much H & R Block strives to keep the software they use up to date I rely on their diligence and file my taxes through them.

If all else fails, contact us with our chat bot service found by clicking the Messenger Bot button on the bottom right of the page in the tax software and one of our agents can help you figure out why your coupon code is not working.

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It is because you probably did not have enough deductions to equal, for example, the $13,850 for the single deduction. Your taxable income is based on your income after income and any deductions you can take. The lower the taxable income the lower the taxes. You make $20,000/yr - $13,850 = taxable income of $6,150. Assuming your tax rate is 10%, your taxes are only $615. If you donated $1000 worth of goods to the Goodwill, and insist on claiming deductions...your taxable income would be $19,000 and your taxes (at 10%) would be $1900. Would you rather pay $1900 to the IRS or only $615??? I mean, if you insisted that you wanted to pay over $1000 more in taxes, I am sure your tax preparer would have let you! They would have been very unhappy to have you pay so much more than you should have, but if you insisted that is what you really wanted to do...they would have claimed your itemized deductions!

I've had my issues dealing with h&r block and how disrespected they made me feel. I had been using there services buying there most expensive products and of no use when I needed them to assist me. Instead they treaded me disrespectful and told me not to do business with them anymore. The H&R block in Culver City on Sepulveda bl. Hoe can I get my money back for the useless products I did not use and was denied use of?

Turbo Tax has the same business plan. You start for free, enter your info, then are informed that you don't qualify for the free version. For this reason, I compared Turbo with H&R Block last year and thought H&R was actually worse than Turbo!

Free File companies do the same for the state tax. You complete Federal, having read that you qualify for free state, too, then it changes. You are asked to submit state for various prices, 25.00, 35.00. The companies think everyone will choose this option, having done all the work for the Federal. One software required you to make a new account, but you had to pay to insert last year's return. This same software will not allow you to delete your information.

If you took the time to read the information. It tells you the maximum income you can have for their company and whether or not they offer free states or some free states and what states are free. I guess this is why you buy bread and it might state that their wheat bread contains wheat that has gluten. READ!

So glad to hear this! I had a TERRIBLE experience with H&R Block. You have to upload all your documents, the "advisor" takes forever to get back to you, and meanwhile the clock is ticking and you face the possibility of being late in filing, even though you signed up a month in advance.

Thank you again for this good news of the FTC cracking down on false/misleading advertising by H&R Block and others, esp to the most vulnerable. These tax prep corporations have also put obstacles in the way of the IRS making a free online version available.

Why is FTC just reporting this to us instead of taking some action and forcing H & H&R Block to behave like a good corporation?

Simply take back the extra money that they are making by forcing people to upgrade to a more expensive version.

I guess they would behave if they were hit with a $25 Million judgement.

Click on the link in the blog to read the press release about FTC action against H&R Block. The FTC issued an administrative complaint, which marks the beginning of a proceeding in which the allegations will be tried in a formal hearing before an administrative law judge.

i was charged 39 dollars for an emerald card to get and early amount of money i findd out the person never sent the information in for me too receive the 250 dollar amount and then i was charged 211.00 for the service and 39 for the emerald card that wasn't used

I had the same problem with Turbo tax. It was to be free, then find out about eic, child tax credits, and others, I had to go ahead and give my bank info and ok to pay a premium price. I'm 54 and live below poverty level with my teenage son. I made less than 12k. Why should I have paid?

So what is H&R block doing with the information you entered if you abandon the return. Is it deleted from their system? Or do they retain it and sell the information or use it to market services to you in the future.

H&R block is absolutely guilty of trying to charge members for unnecessary programs this year. As a military member I have filed with them for years. This year as always I checked the box that I'm active duty, then when it came to putting in childcare deductions H&R block website stated I'd requires additional documents only available through their "Tax Pro" for $89. I logged out and then accessed the site through the Military One Source website and re-logged into H&R Block with my same login and magically it was free again. Shame on H&R Block for trying to scamming members.

I am having similiar misleading/fraudulent problems with Tax Relief Advocates. They tricked me into paying an EXTRA $2,905 to handle my case. They went over my income and expense info and tax burden (for $595 non refundable, which I agreed to). They then told me for the extra $2,905 they would come to a resolution with the IRS in regards to my case. I specifically told them if they could not lower my tax bill by at LEAST $3,500 (the total of the two payments I would make to them so I could at least BREAK EVEN), I did not want to make the extra $2,905 payment. I was told by the salesman/case worker that "We've seen many cases like your get reduced to as low as $2,000 tax liability". So, believing they were working in GOOD FAITH,I paid for them to continue. After a few months, I was told they had a payment plan option ready for me to review. I asked them about a REDUCTION in my tax bill and they said the IRS guidelines would not allow for that due to my income. Why didn't they tell me that would probably happen after seeing my income/expense information and BEFORE tricking me into paying the extra $2,905? FRAUDS!!

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