Is H&R Block a good company to work for as a Tax Advisor II?

Tax Advisor II professionals working at H&R Block have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 183 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of H&R Block employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Tax Advisor II Jobs at H&R Block now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Tax Advisor II interview questions at H&R Block .

Does H&R Block pay Tax Advisor II employees well?

Tax Advisor II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at H&R Block with 2.8 out of 5 stars based on 183 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.9% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Tax Advisor II salaries at H&R Block.

What are the top reviewed jobs at H&R Block?

Tax Associate (683) , Tax Professional (442) , Tax Preparer (377) , Receptionist (274) , Seasonal Tax Preparer (234) , Tax Specialist (204) , CSP - Client Service Professional (202) , Front Desk Receptionist (200) , Associate Team Leader (167) , Customer Service Representative (152) , Client Service Professional (141) , FIRST YEAR TAX PROFESSIONAL (136) , Tax Consultant (124) , Office Manager (122) , Tax Advisor (91)

What are the pros of working at H&R Block according to real employee reviews?

"The hours are flexible; you say at the beginning of the season which days and times you can work." ((in 446 reviews)); "I don't know how they do it but working at H&R Block is genuinely enjoyable and I've met so many great people there." ((in 444 reviews)); "provide good training every year (from September to December) and enough taxation resources for employees." ((in 422 reviews)); "Very flexible schedules that allow you to share with your family and improve your education while earn extra money." ((in 206 reviews)); "Great coworkers and corporate kept you very in the know" ((in 202 reviews))

What are the cons of working at H&R Block according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and they don't like to work with you on the hours you prefer to work" ((in 874 reviews)); "Poor management and severely understaffed" ((in 249 reviews)); "No benefits and the program they use isn’t easy to learn" ((in 245 reviews)); "Low salary and the grow expectations are limited." ((in 135 reviews)); "No support from upper management or corporate headquarters, they will withhold office supplies like paper in order to save a buck." ((in 82 reviews))

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H&R Block Tax Advisor II reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(183 total reviews)

Curtis Campbell

100% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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3.9

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3.5

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3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

2.8

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Tax Advisor II employees have rated H&R Block with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 183 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Tax Advisor II professionals have a good working experience there. H&R Block is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Tax Advisor II professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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183 reviews

2.0

Aug 31, 2011

Maximum Work for Minimum Wage

Tax advisor

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Pros

If you need part-time work to generate unemployment compensation during the off-season, this job's for you. Costs a few hundred bucks to take the initial training class, but worth it, if you want to generate unemployment compensation during the off-season. You can define your availability, and they'll keep within that. So if you need a second job to dig out of debt, for example, this job's okay.

Cons

No real compensation beyond close-to-minimum wage, until maybe your 3rd year. Convoluted, confusing pay structure, which leads you to believe you could make more money each year, but actually, it's based on the pricing of the tax returns, and their price increases don't keep up with your pay structure. Upper management are corporate robots & cheerleaders, spouting corporate jargon, rah-rah-rah!

1.0

Jun 24, 2011

More and more knowledge is required, but pay isn't commesurate with experience. You can make more flipping burgers.

Tax advisor

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You may meet some wonderful people and get experience with a wide variety of returns, but there is a lot of pressure-actually far too much stress to perform in a small window of time and to connect with the client and to convince them to return-to you-the following season.

Cons

The biggest downside to H&R Block is that you can never become a true professional. The business is simply too seasonal and the pay is far too low-----far far too low------to enable you to truly make a living.

4.0

May 20, 2011

Overall a good place to work, though of course employment is seasonal.

Tax advisor

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Pros

Excellent training. Block is a great place to learn about taxes from the ground up. They will teach you everything you need to know to do a personal income tax return. Also, the pay was good at my office. They paid based on a percentage of the dollar volume of tax returns prepared. In my office the hours were extremely flexible and there were several experienced preparers that could answer any question known to mankind about personal taxes.

Cons

It is my understanding that most offices do not pay as generously as mine did (though that may have just been what the branch owner told me so that I'd think I was really lucky to work at his office). One of the hardest things for me was dealing with a lot of low income people that were struggling financially and then having to offer them rapid refunds - which can be very expensive - just so that they can get their refund a week or two faster. Even though I explained to them that they could wait and not pay the additional fees, I still felt like the Block way (in regards to rapid refunds) was that if the customer didn't know better then that was their problem.

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More and more knowledge is required, but pay isn't commesurate with experience. You can make more flipping burgers.

Overall a good place to work, though of course employment is seasonal.

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