H&R Block is Evil
A few years ago I took my taxes to H & R Block, thinking my tax forms were a simple exercise that I just didn’t have time for. I was told as much, and promised that the whole thing would be wrapped up within two weeks, for the price of $80. I was also assured I would get several thousand back.
I stopped by after two weeks and was told my tax preparer was not there at the moment but would call me that evening. Two weeks and several phone calls later — none of which were returned — I finally made a call where I was put on hold and was told “she will be with you shortly.” She wasn’t, so I hung up, got in my car and drove to their office, where I was told to sit and wait. I did, for over an hour. When I finally got to speak with my preparer I was told not only that I owed the I.R.S. several thousand dollars, but that H & R’s bill was — so far (they were still not done) — over $800.
I looked at this woman and asked what happened to the original quote. I don’t think I’ve been talked down to that badly since boot camp. I listened, then asked for my paperwork. I was told no, that I owed her and she would not return my paperwork until I paid her. I asked her why I owed her when I never agreed to the new terms and she ordered me out of her office. I left, without a years worth of receipts, records and other papers I needed to file my taxes.
You’ve been warned.