{"id":29067,"date":"2015-11-10T19:44:51","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T19:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/?post_type=newsroom&p=29067"},"modified":"2023-03-02T12:31:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T18:31:23","slug":"proud-serve-serve-hr-blocks-support-military-extends-beyond-tax-prep","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/around-block\/about-us\/proud-serve-serve-hr-blocks-support-military-extends-beyond-tax-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"Proud to Serve Those Who Serve: H&R Block\u2019s Support of Military Extends Beyond Tax Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Programs and services available to service members show committed support<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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\"\"For more than 60 years H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) has been proud to meet the tax preparation and financial services needs of those who serve our nation in the armed services. Starting with the company\u2019s co-founder, Henry Bloch, who was a 1st<\/sup>lieutenant and navigator in the Army Air Forces during World War II, the company has honored our military members and their families.<\/p>\n

With so many financial and lifestyle circumstances impacting their lives that civilians rarely encounter, taxes can be a daunting task for service members. H&R Block not only is an expert at preparing tax returns for service members, but also provides support that positively impacts them and their families.<\/p>\n

\u201cH&R Block is committed to providing all of it clients the best tax services available, and the extra support we provide to service members and their families is in gratitude to the service they provide our country,\u201d said Thomas Collins, director of corporate communications at H&R Block and a retired Army colonel. \u201cWith one in four service members trusting H&R Block to handle their taxes, we\u2019re experts in serving them whether they\u2019re stationed stateside or anywhere else around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

H&R Block operates 12,000 offices around the world and nearly 100 are on military installations with more being added. H&R Block clients can be assured their tax returns are available anywhere in the world; if they get sent back to the states, deployed to another international posting or they leave the service, their documents and records are available globally.<\/p>\n

Pledge to support demonstrated by actions that enhance quality of life<\/h2>\n

Last year, H&R Block provided full scholarships totaling $542,000 for over 1,500 Wounded Warriors and military spouses to take the Income Tax Course. After successfully completing this course, the graduates are eligible to pursue careers as H&R Block tax professionals, which can move with them when they relocate with their service member spouse \u2013 even around the world. H&R Block has invested over $1.5 million in this program in the last four years. These are among H&R Block\u2019s other military-focused initiatives:<\/p>\n