H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) stemmed a five-year skid in total tax returns prepared, seeing a 2.6 percent jump to 19.87 million for the latest tax year.
The tax preparation results for the season are followed closely since they offer a glimpse of what to expect from H&R Block's fiscal yearend results which typically are released in June.
The Kansas City-based company's assisted tax preparation was stagnant in fiscal year 2018, dropping 0.6 percent to 11.76 million returns. So the gain in overall…
H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) stemmed a five-year skid in total tax returns prepared, seeing a 2.6 percent jump to 19.87 million for the latest tax year.
The tax preparation results for the season are followed closely since they offer a glimpse of what to expect from H&R Block's fiscal yearend results which typically are released in June.
The Kansas City-based company's assisted tax preparation was stagnant in fiscal year 2018, dropping 0.6 percent to 11.76 million returns. So the gain in overall…