H&R Block

H&R Block, Inc.
	Headquarters in Kansas City
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: HRB; S&P 400 component;
Founded	January 25, 1955, in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Founder	Henry W. Bloch; Richard Bloch;
Headquarters	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Area served	United States; Canada; Australia;
Key people	Robert A. Gerard; (Chairman of the Board); Jeffrey J. Jones II; (President & CEO); Tony G. Bowen; (CFO);
Products	Tax preparation; Business services;
Revenue	US$3.413 billion (2021)
Operating income	US$0.590 billion (2021)
Net income	US$0.583 billion (2021)
Total assets	US$3.653 billion (2011)
Total equity	US$0.352 billion (2021)
Number of employees	~2,700 (full-time only); ~90,700 (including seasonal); (2018)
Website	hrblock.com
	Footnotes / references;

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.

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.

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