No, You Don't Have to Pay H&R Block Fees [Appeal Instantly]

How to Get H&R Block Fees Waived Instantly

When you use a tax filing service, it's because you want to make short work of fees – not incur more. H&R Block software is now sold on Walmart shelves and its brand is almost as much of a household name as the IRS itself. Many are frustrated as their attempts to reduce tax-filing costs have compounded them instead. How did turn the market for tax experts into something that can cost many people more than it saves?

H&R Block Fees Explained

At times, are clear:

State return fees are $65 each
Federal returns (the most basic ones) are free
The Refund Transfer option, letting customers pay their H&R Block costs with the coming tax refund, is $39 (+$25 for a paper check)

Other times, they state different figures for the same broadly defined service:

The "upfront pricing" page states that their "tax pro assistance" begins at $69
H&R Block's homepage, however, states that to "file with a tax pro" is $80

With unclear pricing and surprise fees motivating people, some are successfully using little-known legal liabilities of theirs to the potential advantage of the vast majority of their market base. Read on to learn more.

How to Reduce or Eliminate Surprise Fees From H&R Block

A point of contention in recent legal pressures against H&R Block was that they breached an agreement with the IRS to inform their customers who make $66,000 or less – as 70% of U.S. citizens do – about a free electronic filing service (made by Free File Inc.) they've been legally obliged to disclose. H&R Block's present attempt (as of early 2022) to inform customers about it seems to be little more than to use the phrase "start for free" (and other variations) at various points on their website – and it's not necessarily the free service in question.

We will use this blurry line between truly free and starting for free (and contradictory price listings) to judo flip the dynamic.

Does H&R Block Have Hidden Fees?

Extra services such as additionally needed forms, most tax credits, and miscellaneous products have extra costs – but you're almost never able to see what they are until after you commit to a lengthy process. Those processes often begin when honest and trusting people click buttons on H&R Block web pages which include the word "free" in vague and unexplained ways. The services that are actually free are very often bound to paid services, and many never know they've crossed that line until after several hours of work. When it comes to services that most people actually need a tax professional for – diverse investments, business expenses, unique citizenship or residency matters, and so on – basic foreknowledge of prices has become something like sales leverage to H&R Block.

Tips and Tricks to Negotiate Lower Fees With H&R Block

Addressing requires tactical communication, which takes time to master. Here's a primer:

BEFORE Any Fees…

If you're at the beginning stages, do not sign anything until you get a pricing list. Keep it positive, but stick to your guns. They might not comply, and that's okay; it paves your way to politely asking them the sticky questions that they'd prefer to avoid:

"If I can't know your basic prices, then will you commit to a final, total price for the entire filing in exchange for my time and business?"

"How can I know you won't charge me for things I won't know about until it's too late to change them?"

"Which of us would bear liability if your unknown products put me at legal risk?"

...AFTER the Fees:

If you've already signed something, then it's useful to show that their agreements with customers, and even the IRS, have not necessarily been found to be perfectly legally robust, lately. What else can you infer from the spate of congressional ire, pressure for FTC and IRS investigations, and class action lawsuits that H&R Block quietly settled?

Ouch. Let them wiggle a bit… then show how truly reasonable you are. Give them a chance to save face, and make it right with you.

Have screenshots on your phone ready that make them realize that they have multiple conflicting prices advertised for the same service, and their use of the word "free" is inconsistent, as mentioned above. (Pointing out online price discrepancies can actually save you thousands at a car dealership.)

You should be having a little fun by the time they pause to speak with their manager.

Block H&R Block Fees With Minimal Effort

We all need to unite our efforts occasionally for mutual benefit. It's hard to treat financial potshots like a valuable lesson that will make you stronger when your gut urges you to be angry, while your higher judgment tells you to stay calm.

These internal conflicts are a major vulnerability preyed on in legal and financial arenas. If you've tried to build the guts to calmly and tactfully communicate with the bully on the block to no avail, we've been there.

If no amount of thoughtful negotiation is working for you, we've been there, come out the other side, and successfully resolved over 250,000 similar cases while we were at it! We can do this to address deceptive H&R Block fees on your behalf.

Here's how you can use DoNotPay to appeal fees:

Search "appeal fees" on DoNotPay, choose the Fight and Waive Fees product, and select the type of fee you want to appeal.
Select the merchant you want to appeal fees for and enter the details of your transaction, including an associated account if you have one.
Submit your case! DoNotPay will generate the best argument for your case and make sure your fee waiver request gets sent to the merchant for processing.

Why Use DoNotPay to Challenge Undisclosed Charges From H&R Block?

DoNotPay succeeds in saving our clients' time and resources by streamlining the process of effectively negotiating on their behalf. Customers can simply enter the pertinent information and allow us to square off with the headache of dealing with tax-industry insiders instead. It's what we do. Whether it's handling online fees, notarizing documents, or even lowering property taxes, we have the solution(s) best suited for you.

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