International Business News - HRB http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Two companies with big roles in preparing tax returns are giving their customers a small break. Intuit Inc., which makes TurboTax software, and H&R Block Inc. said separately they both eliminated fees for filing federal returns electronically using their desktop software. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/intuit-h-r-block-end-separate-fees-for-e-filing.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:53:31 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, Sept. 4, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. fell on Thursday after the teen apparel retailer reported August same-store sales fell 11 percent amid a difficult retail environment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/movers-roundup-abercrombie-fitch-h-r-block.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:48:01 EDT A year after orchestrating a takeover of H&R Block Inc.'s leadership, Richard Breeden gave shareholders an update Thursday on efforts to rejuvenate the tax preparation giant, saying some success has been made but the work is ongoing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/breeden-notes-year-of-progress-at-h-r-block.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:04:15 EDT Shares of tax preparer H&R Block Inc. retreated Thursday after the company more than halved its first-quarter loss on improvements in its tax services business but still missed Wall Street expectations, due to continued losses in its consumer financial services division. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/h-r-block-shares-fall-after-missing-expectations.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:50:32 EDT Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Sept. 3, from AP Financial News: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)--Shoe retailer Collective Brands Inc. said Wednesday that second-quarter income fell by two-thirds as the company put aside funds after losing two trademark lawsuits. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/earnings-roundup-collective-brands-h-r-block.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:28:19 EDT H&R Block Inc. says it narrowed its loss in its fiscal first quarter as improvement in its tax services business was offset by losses in its consumer financial services division. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/h-r-block-narrows-fiscal-1st-quarter-loss.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:28:48 EDT H&R Block Inc. said Wednesday it signed an agreement to buy the operator of its franchise units in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas for about $278 million in cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/h-r-block-buys-operator-of-franchise-units.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:10:14 EDT Tax preparation and financial services company H&R Block Inc. reports fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday after the market close. Wall Street expects the company to report a loss, on average, of 35 cents per share, on revenue of $378.3 million for the seasonally slow quarter. The company did not offer guidance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/ahead-of-the-bell-1q-loss-expected-for-h-r-block.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:08:51 EDT Major business events and economic events scheduled for Wednesday: WASHINGTON--Commerce Department releases factory orders for July, 10 a.m. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/calendar-of-major-business-events-wednesday.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:47:13 EDT Major business events and economic events scheduled for September (some dates are tentative): MONDAY, Sept. 1 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/business-events-scheduled-for-the-coming-month.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:05:59 EDT Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week (some dates are tentative): MONDAY, Sept. 1 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/business-events-scheduled-for-the-coming-week.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:58:28 EDT Paula Willett is looking over the September calendar like a general, trying to figure when and how best to strike. Her target: more than 24,000 people in the five counties making up metropolitan Kansas City who the Internal Revenue Service says haven't filed the necessary tax return to get the federal economic stimulus rebate most Americans received earlier this summer. The deadline to file for the payment is Oct. 15. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/time-running-out-for-federal-stimulus-checks.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:45:12 EDT Tax services provider H&R Block Inc. on Friday said it named Sabrina Wiewel president of its digital tax services. In her new role, Wiewel will oversee H&R Block's TaxCut software and online and virtual businesses. She replaces Tom Allanson, whose departure was announced in late July. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/h-r-block-names-president-of-digital-tax-services.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:29:38 EDT H&R Block Inc., the nation's largest tax preparer, spent $272,000 lobbying in the second quarter on tax-related legislation, according to a recent disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/h-r-block-spent-272k-lobbying-government-in-2q.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:33:24 EDT Shares of H&R Block Inc. edged lower as the broader market declined Wednesday, despite analysts' positive response to the company's planned sale of its securities brokerage business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/analysts-call-h-r-block-brokerage-sale-a-good-move.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:14:56 EDT Ameriprise Financial Inc. will buy H&R Block Inc.'s securities brokerage business for $315 million cash, the companies said Tuesday. The deal for H&R Block Financial Advisors is expected to close within four to six months, pending regulatory approval, and is expected to add to Ameriprise's earnings by 2010, according to company releases. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/ameriprise-to-buy-h-r-block-unit-for-315m.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:50:24 EDT First came H&R Block Inc. Then the downtown Kansas City, Mo.'s resurrection followed. The development of a nine-block, $850 million entertainment district hinged on the nation's largest tax preparer relocating its world headquarters 30 blocks north. The opening of its offices two years ago jump-started a redevelopment plan that city officials hope will reinvigorate a forgotten part of town. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/real-estate-close-up-kansas-city.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:16:41 EDT H&R Block Inc. on Wednesday laid out the pay and benefits for its new chief executive officer, Russell Smyth. In a securities filing, the Kansas City-based company said Smyth had agreed to a three-year contract with a starting annual salary of $950,000. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/new-h-r-block-ceo-to-get-950k-a-year.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:37:28 EDT H&R Block Inc., the nation's largest tax preparer, on Tuesday named the former president of McDonald's Europe as its new chief executive. Russ Smyth, who also joins the Kansas City-based company's board of directors, will take over as president and CEO on Aug. 1. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/h-r-block-names-mcdonalds-executive-ceo.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:27:26 EDT H&R Block Inc. is offering to reimburse part of the cost some gay couples and others in civil unions encountered earlier this year when the company's online tax filing system refused to submit their returns. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/h-r-block-reimbursing-civil-union-gay-couples.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:10:06 EDT