H&R Block

Theres no such thing as a guarantee that H&R Block-​heads can get you more money back for your tax returns.
I used to be able to do my own taxes but my finances have gotten more and more complicated over the years and thus I had to get my own CPA.
The last year that I used H&R, I went to see them before the deadline. I was a bit disappointed and I really felt that I could have gotten more on my return so I decided to get a second opinion.
Lo and behold, the accountant, who is currently my CPA and has been for the past 7 years now, got me substantially more money back, without any repercussions from the IRS.

I DESPISE H&R Block.
Several years ago, I came here to have my taxes done. My tax documents consisted of my pitiful W2s from two part-​time jobs, and my dividends and sales from my stock account. The W2s were cake. The stock account isn’t. However, when you go to a business that specializes in doing taxes, you expect them to be able to handle stock sales, correct?
The lady who «helped» me (or was detrimental to me) sat down, introduced herself, and quickly got to work, punching numbers into her computer and not really explaining anything to me. She finished in a relatively short amount of time.
I was offered a peace-​of-​mind warranty, the fine points of which I cannot remember, but basically, it said that H&R Block would take responsibility if they screwed up my tax reporting. Like a total idiot, I declined, thinking that they wouldn’t screw up. Taxes were their business!
Peace and quiet reigned for several years. Then, I got a notice from the IRS. Shit. As it turned out, H&R Block did indeed screw up, quite royally, and both the IRS and H&R Block pretty much got to bend me over for an extended period of time. The lady who had so busily number-​punched had left off the entire first page of stock sales. I had brought ALL of my documents with me, but somehow, she had skipped entering the entire first page. Fast-​forward, and I owed the IRS over $ 4,000 in back taxes because of the interest.
H&R Block was completely unsympathetic, and I was offered no help because I hadn’t signed up for their protection program. I didn’t have an extra $ 4,000 laying around, either.
In the end, a drag queen friend saved me from going to prison by writing a check to the IRS for the entire amount. (Side story: How many people can say that a drag queen saved them from going to prison? I took pictures while she was writing the check, just to remember that oddly glorious moment. She is a SAVIOR.)
H&R Block can pretty much suck a big one in my book. I will NEVER patronize their crappy business again. Skip H&R Block and see a real tax preparer. I now see Nancy Futch, a professional tax preparer, and her rates are actually much more reasonable than H&R Block. Did I mention that H&R Block is a rip-​off? All I can do is implore you not to go to H&R Block.