NEW YORK -- The Federal Trade Commission last week sued the tax preparation company H&R Block for, in essence, allegedly making it more difficult for consumers to downgrade to a lower cost or free ...

As Californians do their taxes for 2023, an estimated 70% could qualify for free help online to prepare and file their federal returns. But in the past, only a small percentage of them have taken ...

CNBC Select has run more than a dozen tax software programs through their paces to find the best in a variety of categories.

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Tax preparer H&R Block “deceptively” pushed ads promising free online tax filings, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Now, it’s the subject of a federal complaint. The commission is suing the ...

The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against tax prep giant H&R Block accusing the company of deceptively marketing "free" online tax filing when its products often were not free, and ...

H&R Block is in the Federal Trade Commission's crosshairs, for similar reasons its archrival TurboTax has been in recent years. On Feb. 23, the FTC filed a complaint against H&R Block alleging the ...

One of the most popular in the industry, H&R Block's e-filing platform uses a straightforward interface to ask users questions to determine which plan is right and if they're eligible for various ...