Tax franchises

H&R Block has improved the user interface for its online and iPad tax preparation software.

Tax preparation giant H&R Block reported a loss for the second quarter due to a fall in international tax prep fees.

Instant Tax Service, described by a U.S. judge as the fourth-biggest tax preparation business in the nation, was ordered closed after a court found it engaged in abusive and fraudulent practices.

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service will offer customers free help enrolling in new insurance options under the Affordable Care Act.

JTH Holding Inc., the parent company of Liberty Tax Service, said it has received a letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market indicating it was not in compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements.

The former manager of an H&R Block outlet has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for using the identities of his former tax preparation clients to file false returns with the Internal Revenue Service seeking fraudulent income tax refunds.

H&R Block said it has entered into an agreement with Republic Bank and Trust Company to sell assets and transfer liabilities from its H&R Block Bank unit to Republic.

H&R Block has introduced a remote service for U.S. citizens living abroad that will help them meet their often confusing tax-filing obligations.

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A federal court has denied for a second time H&R Block’s attempt to prevent Intuit from airing two TV commercials for TurboTax that poke fun at part-time tax preparers who work for retail tax chains like Block.

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.