Is it worth it? H&R Block tax prep.course - did anybody take it and what do you think, any catch?

Question

I am thinking about taking H&R Block course to learn tax preparation. I wonder if I will actually learn something worth and since it is quite cheap, I wonder if there is some catch I don't know about. If you have taken it, can you give me any feedback before I spend money and time?

Answer 1

You can learn a lot from the H & R tax courses.  They are also fairly reasonalby priced, especially if you go to work for H & R Block.  There's no real catch.  My wife has taken the courses and the updates and has worked for them.  They sometimes have trouble with staffing and may give you more hours than you want, but that can happen with any company.  There are usually regulars that take the tax course and work for H & R Block every year.  My wife has taken additional courses, which cost more because they weren't from H & R Block and is enrolled to practice before the IRS.  It's a good way to make some extra money.  H & R Block is the largest seasonal employer in the United States.

Answer 2

Any education will never hurt. Then when the class is over the bonus is you got a job!

Usually when you sign up for their class they require at least one tax seasons worth of work from you.

Don't worry it will be well worth it in the end. there are many avenues that can open from there.

Answer 3

Yea, I took it ... twice as a matter of fact.  What you will learn is basic tax preparation that will enable you to understand personal income tax filing.  You might even end up being offered a job during tax season.  This could end up growing, over time, into something for yourself.  They make you take a course every year, but if you work one year and want to work the next, you only have to take classes on the new stuff ... and that happens every  year.

The first time, they offered me a job for the tax season but I was already working full time and couldn't spare the time.

The second time was many years later, and again they offered me a job and I took it for weekends but quit because I didn't like the work they had me doing, or working 7 days a week (I was moonlighting).

I started to take it yet a third time a few years back but was too bored with going over the same stuff as I had previously, pretty much, so I ddin't get a job offer.

I have a friend who took their course and took a job every year at tax season time.  She's been doing it for over 20 yeats now and it brought her through a lot of rough financial times.

I'd recommend you think about it ... what is it you want to get out of the endeavor.  I'm not sorry I took the courses.

Answer 4

if it sounds to good to be true than it may not be all that good than // they should be training you at there expense not your expense