The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order requiring the tax preparation company H&R Block to make a number of changes for the 2025 tax filing season in addition to longer-term changes. The ...

H&R Block did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Under the settlement, H&R Block will make it easier for customers to downgrade products, the FTC said.

H&R Block must also provide clear disclosures in "free" tax filing advertisements. Ads must either reveal the percentage of taxpayers eligible for free products or clarify that most taxpayers don’t ...

FTC voted 5-0 in Wednesday’s final order, commission says The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order Wednesday requiring tax preparer H&R Block Inc. to pay a $7 million settlement and make ...

H&R Block agreed to pay $7 million to settle multiple U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges, including that it deceived many taxpayers into believing they could file their taxes online for free.

Federal Trade Commission said its lawsuit “is leading to changes for consumers who use H&R Block’s do-it-yourself online tax filing products.” A proposed FTC settlement would stop H&R Block ...

According to the FTC, H&R Block's ads sometimes buried in fine print that its "free" offer applied only to simple returns. H&R Block did not admit or deny wrongdoing in agreeing to settle.

H&R Block did not admit or deny wrongdoing in agreeing to settle. In a statement, the company said it will continue to work with the FTC, and that its pricing is "fair and transparent." ...

FTC had accused tax preparer of ‘coercive techniques’ H&R Block Inc. and the Federal Trade Commission told an appeals court they are nearing a settlement in a dispute spurring from accusations the tax ...

H&R Block sued the FTC, seeking an order that could throw a wrench in the agency's complaint filed last month over the software's deceptive ads.

H&R Block sued the US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday, seeking an order that could upend the agency’s case accusing the tax giant of misleading consumers about the scope of its free tax ...