Basketball Brackets Give Way to Tax Brackets
KANSAS CITY, MO, Mar 28, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) -- While mobile technology brings the latest tournament basketball scores and bracket updates to fans' smartphones, it also brings tax filing to the fingertips of tax return filing procrastinators. In roughly the time it takes for a TV timeout, taxpayers can complete and file a tax return using the latest in mobile technology.
In addition to checking brackets on a smartphone or tablet, taxpayers can easily and quickly file a federal form for free with H&R Block. On the iPad tablet, filing the 1040, 1040A and 1040EZ forms is free all tax season. Taxpayers with smartphones can file both a simple federal form and state form completely free through April 17 using the industry's only fully free mobile tax filing products. Just download the free H&R Block At Home(TM) 1040EZ app on the iPhone and an Android smartphones, and the rest is a slam dunk.
"While the hoops tournament is down to its final four teams, taxpayers can score an easy victory with H&R Block's entirely free mobile filing app for federal 1040EZ and state tax returns using our iPhone and Android apps," said Jason Houseworth, president of digital tax solutions at H&R Block.
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In addition to the $100,000 grand prize that will be awarded after April 17, daily cash prizes of $50, $100 and $500 are given away every hour, all day through April 17 to taxpayers who file their tax returns using the H&R Block At Home software, online or iPad tablet products. For the official rules and other sweepstakes information, visit www.hrbathomegiveaway.com/shared.
The H&R Block At Home products offer the H&R Block guarantees of free audit support, free audit representation, accurate calculations and the maximum tax refund to which the taxpayer is entitled.
H&R Block's tax professionals provide guaranteed tax return preparation services in-person at retail tax offices open year-round and through Block Live(SM), the only face-to-face online tax preparation experience available in the industry. Do-it-yourself filers benefit from the expertise and guidance of The Tax Institute at H&R Block(R) when using H&R Block At Home(TM) on their computers, tablets and smart phones. Because understanding taxes is an integral part of managing personal finances, H&R Block keeps the conversation going with clients all year via blogs, tweets and Facebook status updates.
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