Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
H&R Block
Current Parent Company:
H&R Block
Penalty:
$12,150,000
Year:
2010
Date:
January 4, 2010
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
consumer protection violation
Violation Description:
H&R Block agreed to provide at least $11.4 million in customer refunds and pay $750,000 to New York State to resolve allegations that it steered low- and middle-income customers nationwide to purchase its fee-laden and fraudulently marketed Express IRA product.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
New York Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
New York
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Missouri
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
financial services
Specific Industry of Parent:
tax preparation services
Source of Data:
https://web.archive.org/web/20101110024211/http://www.ag.ny.gov/media_center/2010/jan/jan4a_10.html
Source Notes:
If an online information source is not working, check the Violation Tracker Data Sources page for an updated link.
Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
