
	H&amp;R Block&nbsp;is a&nbsp;tax preparation&nbsp;company in the United States, claiming more than 24.5 million tax returns prepared worldwide, with offices in Canada, Australia and Brazil. The&nbsp;Kansas City-based company also offers banking, personal finance and business consulting services.

	Founded in 1955 by brothers&nbsp;Henry W. Bloch&nbsp;and&nbsp;Richard Bloch, Block today operates 11,000 retail tax offices in the United States, plus another 1,700 abroad. Block offers its own consumer tax software called H&amp;R Block at Home (formerly TaxCut), as well as online tax preparation and electronic filing&nbsp;from their website.
