Henry wanted to keep trying with the fledgling business and placed a newspaper advertisement for help-wanted. However, four months later, they had few clients and Leon decided to seek a law degree. That year, Henry and his older brother, Leon, borrowed $5,000 and opened a small bookkeeping business on Main Street in downtown Kansas City. Home from the war in 1946, Henry saw a pamphlet suggesting a bright future for companies serving small businesses, and it sparked his imagination. Bloch was a young Army Air Forces navigator who wanted to start a family business with his brothers in Kansas City. History Founding ĭuring World War II, Henry W. H&R Block has engaged in a multi-million dollar lobbying campaign against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) creating its own online system of tax filing like those that exist in most other wealthy countries. The company offers payroll, and business consulting services, consumer tax software, and online tax preparation/ electronic filing from their website. Bloch and Richard Bloch.Īs of 2018, H&R Block operates approximately 12,000 retail tax offices staffed by tax professionals worldwide. The company was founded in 1955 by brothers Henry W. H&R Block, Inc., or H&R Block, is an American tax preparation company operating in Canada, the United States, and Australia.
