H&R Block
Allegations: Deceptively marketing that consumers can file their taxes for free using H&R Block when most consumers cannot file their taxes for free
H&R Block’s “Free Online” Product
In September 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against H&R Block for allegedly misleadingly advertising its “Free Online” product to make taxpayers think that using the product would allow them to file their taxes pursuant to the IRS’s Free File Program for lower-income taxpayers when, according to plaintiffs, taxpayers who use the product end up paying fees. The complaint also alleges that H&R Block hid access to the IRS Free File Program. (Swanson et al v. H&R Block, Inc., HRB Tax Group, Inc., HRB Digital, LLC, and Free File, Inc., Case No. 19-cv-788, W. D. MO.)
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H&R Block’s Free Tax Services
June 2019: The case was transferred to federal court. (Case No. 19-cv-3610, N. D. CA.) May 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against H&R Block for allegedly misleadingly advertising free…
H&R Block Cases
May 2016: A federal judge granted final approval of a class-action settlement resolving the claims in thirteen lawsuits. According to the settlement terms, each class member will receive a one-time…
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