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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: H&R Block
Current Parent Company: H&R Block
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Penalty: $4,000,000
Year: 2002
Date: December 12, 2002
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Tax return preparer H&R Block agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations of engaging in deceptive trade practices involving more than 61,000 low-income customers.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: New York
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Missouri
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: tax preparation services
Source of Data: H&R Block to pay $4 million for deceptive practices, consumer commish says, Associated Press, December 12, 2002 (via Nexis).
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.