Summary: H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) is a tax preparation company in the United States, claiming more than 22 million customers worldwide, with offices in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. The Kansas City-based company also offers banking, personal finance and business consulting services.

Founded in 1955 by brothers Henry W. Bloch and Richard Bloch, Block today operates 12,500 retail tax offices in the United States, plus another 1,400 abroad. In addition to Block’s retail stores, they offer their own consumer tax software called H&R Block at Home (formerly TaxCut), as well as online tax preparation and electronic filing from their website.

In fiscal year 2007, Block reported revenue of $4 billion and net income of $374.3 million.[1] The company was ranked 467 in the Forbes 500 list of top U.S. companies in 2006.[2] In mid-2007, Block had market capitalization of $6.45 billion

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