Tax franchises

The former manager of an H&R Block outlet pleaded guilty Monday to charges that he used the identities of his former tax prep clients to file false tax returns seeking fraudulent tax refunds.

Tax forms from the federal government and many states may be delayed in the aftermath of the fiscal cliff legislation, one of the largest tax preparation chains warned.

Many military may be overpaying their state taxes, according to analysis done by The Tax Institute at H&R Block.

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service wants preparers and their clients to be aware of key disaster-related tax considerations in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

The H&R Block blog offers several tips for tax preparers to help clients recover from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy.

H&R Block is exploring strategic alternatives for its banking unit to avoid the increased capital requirements of operating a savings and loan company.

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service has agreed with Sears to provide tax prep services in most Sears locations nationwide starting in January.

Donna Guerin, 52, of Elmhurst, Ill., has pled guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion charges stemming from her work in fraudulent tax shelters that allowed her clients to claim billions in tax losses.

Proponents of states' ability to require remote vendors to collect and hand over sales tax are positioning themselves for hoped-for legislative action before the end of the year.

As schools prepare to reconvene across the country, tax preparation chain Jackson Hewitt Tax Service is reminding taxpayers of a number of education-related tax credits and deductions.

Odds have now turned against those hoping that the health care law passed in 2010 will "just go away."

National tax prep chain Jackson Hewitt Tax Service has launched a tax school in light of the new IRS requirements that preparers secure the RTRP designation.

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H&R Block announced plans to reorganize the company, laying off 350 full-time employees in its Kansas City, Mo., headquarters and closing approximately 200 of its underperforming company-owned offices.

H&R Block’s former mortgage subsidiary Option One has agreed to pay $28.2 million to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission over its subprime mortgage investments.

The manager of an H&R Block branch in Southern California has been charged with using the identities of his former tax preparation clients to file false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service.

Some H&R Block offices are offering free filing of tax extensions now through the April 17 tax filing deadline, the company said Monday.

H&R Block has released a tax prep and electronic filing app for Google Android-based smartphones and tablets.

Retail giant Sears is partnering with H&R Block this tax season, offering free federal 1040EZ tax filing online and in stores through Feb. 29.

H&R Block launched an app for iPhone and Android smartphones Friday with an offer for free federal 1040EZ and state tax preparation and electronic filing through February 29.