Personal Injury Law

Tax Preparer Settles Deceptive Marketing Suit

By Edward Bills

H&R Block Inc., known affectionately within the trade as “Hit and Run” Block, has agreed to pay $4.85 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the California Attorney General?s Office over an allegedly deceptive tax refund advance program run by the company. Under the settlement, the tax preparer has agreed to stop offering high-cost loans marketed as early federal tax refunds. The settlement applies to customers who received so-called refund anticipation loans or checks from 2001 to 2007.

Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on January 06, 2009 (boomark / email).