H&R Block

I brought my tax return in for a second look. Not only was I mocked for not knowing tax practices, the agent even made judgmental remark of my income and expenses. I was shocked to be treated this way and I ended my appointment after just 10 minutes. The person who I had the appointment was Sue Cheung. One should probably be aware if they are assigned to have an appointment with Mr. Cheung.
If you want to try H&R Block out, I suggest you go to the Pasadena branch instead. People there are very professional and friendly.

This place is terrible. They quoted me that it would take 1 hour and I wasted 3 hours while various people tried to do my taxes and could not figure it out. I have basic taxes with a normal w-​2, 1 job, 1 small property, nothing complicated except I have a dependent care benefit from work. that’s it. I had mostly all my paperwork and the «tax preparers» were still very confused. Christine is nice, but does not know much more than me about taxes. She had to pass me off to someone named Perv. He was so arrogant and took way to long to do my taxes. I finally got tired of the whole absurdity and left with my things before he finished. I spoke to him about my concern before I left and he just tried to appease me with no real understanding of the ignorance and ridiculousness that went on my three hours there. The manager and 2^nd tax preparer there tried to sell me so many products in those three hours. It was insane. It was so annoying. This place is horrible. I still need my taxes done!

Well I have had my taxes done more often than not by H&R Block. The reason being is that I almost always have had some kind of crazy stuff going on and I want to be able to fall back on their guarantee. Whether its foreign earned income, irregular 1099s, special tax credits, capital gains, etc… they usually are able to handle it all themselves. This year I was once again presented with some crazy stuff and they were able to handle it. Granted it took a lil tax preparer pow-​wow, but it was accomplished and guaranteed.
Piece of mind can certainly be bought with regards to the IRS. So long as you are honest with your tax guy that is. This year I went in scared that I may owe in excess of $ 10 large… several hours later, I came out anticipating a significant refund. Talk about feeling very good! Let alone a completely different outlook on life. Piece of mind can be bought, and these guys have definitely been able to supply it
Most every H&R Block has friendly knowledgeable tax folks. They keep your situation in confidence and do not share your information with anyone else whatsoever, unless its the IRS and then you would want these guys on your side. They cover any penalties, interest, etc if they make a mistake, but you do need to cover the actual tax shortfall if that is the end result.
In the next few years, there may be some new weird stuff to deal with, but I know if I need them, that they will be there for me. For a fee, but peace of mind is always worth that kind of price for me at least. Oooo how I long for the days of a 1040ez… lol

H&R Block’s advertising worked. I had to file taxes and who has been spamming me? H&R Block of course! And it’s awesome that they have many different locations. I made an appointment online and it was great that they let me view who would be preparing my taxes/​what kind of experience they had/​etc. They even called the day of to confirm my appointment since I made it online.
I think H&R block is really great for first-​timers because they walk you through everything. They tell you what they’re doing step by step and why it’s relevant or irrelevant to you. And it doesn’t hurt that they’re having a special for free state filing (for simple only) but you still have to pay for federal.
Overall though, H&R Block’s fees are a little high. But of course, they’re a franchise, it’s expected. I’m sure it could be cheaper if you found smaller accountants.