H&R Block Agrees to $7 million FTC Settlement Over Tax Filing Products

An FTC official said the move will help lower the stress and expense of tax season ‘for millions of taxpayers’ in the United States.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Washington, on Aug. 6, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

H&R Block, one of the largest tax preparation service providers in the United States, has agreed to pay $7 million to settle a lawsuit from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which alleged that the company had deceptively marketed its online tax filing products as free.

The FTC filed a lawsuit against H&R Block in February, accusing the company of deceiving consumers into believing they could file taxes online for free, despite many not being eligible for the free products.