Good to start out - but get out after a year or two - Senior Tax Analyst H&R Block Employee Review

1.0
Jul 4, 2023
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Pros

The training to start as a tax pro is pretty good. If you get into a good office (luck of the draw) you will learn a lot in the first couple of years. But there are a lot of bad offices with weak managers and very catty tax pros.

Cons

Horrible management. As this is a seasonal job, the managers they hire tend to be unemployed customer service people. You don't have to do taxes to be a manager here (crazy, right?). So most of the managers don't know taxes, and many of them don't have many management skills, tax season is high stress. Pay is poor. After you have a couple of years of experience you can do much better elsewhere. This is compounded by HRB's high prices for services. The best customer complaint is how expensive the fees are.

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5.0
Jun 28, 2026
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Pros

Loved my team, great skill to have and career adavancement.

Cons

Hectic routine, difficult client can cause a lot of issues.

5.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

I could go on and on with an endless list of pros working for H&R Block but I list a few that stands out: 1. Management (Both in-office and district-wide) want to support your ability to build a book of business. Before the end of January, I was transferred to high traffic offices with better new-client potential. 2. Most senior and more experienced tax pros are willing to help and supervise you. 3. A great first job in a professional setting (Especially for someone who did not have the opportunity to do an internship). 4. Job helps you develop tax expertise as well as giving you call center, data entry, upselling, client service and financial advising experience. 5. If it's not your first tax season with the firm, you are eligible for an end of season commission (Depending on amount of revenue you brought to the company) in addition to the base pay you recieve as pay for weeks and hours worked.

Cons

It's seasonal. You are not eligible for a potential end of season commission if it's your first tax season. You also have to reapply before training begins again around 4th quarter of calender year (Although bear in mind this is due to the continuing education requiremnts of the tax preperation/ tax advisory field in general).

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