Last February, the FTC filed an administrative lawsuit against the tax prep company, alleging that H&R Block unfairly advertised its online tax filing products as "free" when many consumers could ...

H&R Block reached a settlement agreement with the FTC, agreeing to pay $7 million and overhaul its customer services and advertising for free tax filing services. The Federal Trade Commission ...

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday fined H&R Block $7 million and required the tax services company to stop advertising and customer service practices it called "unlawful" by the 2025 tax ...

In a significant development that could impact taxpayers, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized a settlement with H&R Block, one of the nation's leading tax preparation companies.

In a complaint announced last February, the FTC charged that the tax prep giant unfairly required ... The settlement also requires H&R Block to disclose in its "free" advertising either the percentage ...

Along with a $7 million fine, which will be used to “compensate consumers harmed by the company’s unlawful practices,” the FTC on Wednesday said that H&R Block must offer customers the ...

In a complaint announced in February 2024, the FTC charged that H&R Block unfairly required consumers seeking to downgrade to a cheaper H&R Block product to contact customer service, unfairly ...

The order comes after the FTC in February 2024 filed a complaint against the Kansas City, Mo., company that alleged it used deceptive marketing and unfairly deleted consumers' tax data. H&R Block ...

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday said it finalized an order to H&R Block requiring the tax-preparation ... The order comes after the FTC in February 2024 filed a complaint against the ...

The Federal Trade Commission fined tax prep company H&R Block $7 million, ordering it to stop advertising and customer service practices it called "unlawful." Federal regulators said H&R Block ...