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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 11-K

     
(Mark One)  
x   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002
     
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the transition period from            to           

Commission file number 1-6089

H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan
(Full title of the Plan)

H&R BLOCK, INC.
4400 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and
the address of its principal executive office)

 


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Report of Independent Auditors
Financial Statements:
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, December 31, 2002 and 2001
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, For the Year Ended Decmeber 31, 2002
Notes to Financial Statements
Supplemental Information:
Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) December 31, 2002
Signatures
EXHIBITS
EX-23 Consent of Independent Accountants
EX-99.1 Certification Pursuant to 18 USC Sec. 1350


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The H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan
Index to Financial Statements and Supplemental Information

         
    Page  
 
       
Report of Independent Auditors
    1  
 
       
Financial Statements:
       
 
       
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, December 31, 2002 and 2001
    2  
 
       
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, For the Year Ended
December 31, 2002
    3  
 
       
Notes to Financial Statements
    4  
 
       
Supplemental Information: *
       
 
       
Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) December 31, 2002
    11  
 
       
Signatures
    17  
 
       
Exhibits
       
 
       
Consent of Independent Accountants (Exhibit 23)
    19  
 
       
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Exhibit 99.1)
    20  
 
       

*A schedule of party-in-interest transactions has not been presented because there were no party-in-interest transactions, which are prohibited by ERISA Section 406 and for which there is no statutory or administrative exemption. Schedules of loans, fixed income obligations, and leases in default or uncollectible are not presented, as such loans, fixed income obligations, or leases do not exist.

 


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Report of Independent Auditors

To the Participants and Administrator of
the H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) at December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2002 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule H, line 4i - schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2002 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
June 27, 2003

 


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The H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2002 and 2001

                     
        December 31,  
       
 
        2002     2001  
       
   
 
Assets
               
 
Cash, non-interest bearing
  $ 36,169,840     $  
 
Investments, at fair value:
               
   
H&R Block, Inc. common stock fund
    10,067,064       6,278,117  
   
Mutual funds
    214,274,162       172,318,771  
   
Self-directed brokerage accounts
    4,778,244       -  
   
Participant loans
    4,264,271       1,950,857  
 
 
   
 
 
Total investments
    233,383,741       180,547,745  
 
Receivables:
               
   
Employer contributions
    1,205,778       153,418  
   
Participant contributions
    879,193       696,608  
   
Dividends receivable
    171,638        
   
SmartRetirement: The OLDE 401(k) Plan and Trust transfer
          33,993,519  
   
Option One Mortgage Company Retirement Plus Plan transfer
    706,478        
 
 
   
 
 
Total receivables
    2,963,087       34,843,545  
Total assets
    272,516,668       215,391,290  
 
 
   
 
Liabilities
               
 
Due to broker for securities purchased
    22,669,976        
 
Accrued liabilities
    70,066       45,453  
 
 
   
 
Net assets available for benefits
  $ 249,776,626     $ 215,345,837  
 
 
   
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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The H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan
Statement of Changes iin Net Assets Available for Benefits
For the Year Ended December 31, 2002

             
        For the Year Ended  
        December 31, 2002  
       
 
Additions:
       
 
Investment income:
       
   
Dividends and interest
  $ 4,870,528  
   
Net depreciation in fair value of investments
    (33,671,499 )
   
 
 
 
 
    (28,800,971 )
 
Contributions:
       
   
Employer
    16,988,934  
   
Participant
    25,086,081  
   
 
 
 
 
    42,075,015  
 
Other:
       
   
Transfer from Option One Mortgage Company Retirement Plus Plan
    38,119,889  
   
 
 
 
 
Total additions
    51,393,933  
Deductions:
       
 
Distributions to participants
    16,572,986  
 
Administrative expenses
    390,158  
   
 
 
 
 
Total deductions
    16,963,144  
   
 
 
 
Net increase in net assets available for benefits
    34,430,789  
Net assets available for benefits
       
 
Beginning of year
    215,345,837  
   
 
 
 
 
End of year
  $ 249,776,626  
   
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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The H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2002

1.   Description of the Plan
 
    The H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) is a contributory, defined contribution plan sponsored by HRB Management, Inc. (the “Company”) for its employees and the employees of certain of its affiliates. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).
 
    The Plan became effective on January 1, 1985, and was originally known as the H&R Block Savings Plan. On December 31, 2000, the H&R Block Profit Sharing Plan merged into the H&R Block Savings Plan, and sponsorship of the H&R Block Savings Plan transferred to the Company from H&R Block Tax Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Company.
 
    Effective January 1, 2001, the Company amended and restated the Plan to, among other things, rename the H&R Block Savings Plan to the H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan, and select a new trustee, custodian, and recordkeeper for the Plan. In addition, the Plan began offering a wider selection of investment options to its participants, including the H&R Block, Inc. Common Stock Fund (the “Common Stock Fund”). The Common Stock Fund uses “unit” accounting. As a unitized stock fund, the Common Stock Fund holds primarily H&R Block, Inc. Common Stock and a small percentage of cash and short-term investments, while participants hold units of the Common Stock Fund.
 
    During December 2001, the Company approved a plan to merge the SmartRetirement: The OLDE 401(k) Plan and Trust (the “OLDE Plan”) into the Plan effective December 31, 2001. The OLDE Plan was sponsored by OLDE Financial Corporation, an affiliate of the Company. As a result of this decision to merge, the net assets of the OLDE Plan are presented as a receivable at December 31, 2001 on the statement of net assets available for benefits. These net assets were transferred to the Plan by February 22, 2002.
 
    In December 2001, the Plan was amended and restated to, among other things, allow participants to make pre-tax contributions up to fifty percent of their compensation (subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations), with a discretionary employer matching contribution of up to one hundred percent of a participant’s contributions not to exceed five percent of the participant’s compensation. In addition, the amendment made vesting in any prospective employer matching contributions immediate. These amendments were effective as of January 1, 2002 for participants employed by a participating employer in the “Investment Services Line of Business,” as such term is defined by the Plan, and July 1, 2002 for all other participants. Additionally, individual brokerage accounts were added as an investment option during February 2002 for participants employed by a participating employer in the Investment Services Line of Business and as of April 1, 2002 for all other participants.
 
    During December 2002, the Company approved a plan to merge the Option One Mortgage Corporation Retirement Plus Plan (the “Option One Plan”) into the Plan. The Option One Plan was sponsored by Option One Mortgage Corporation, an affiliate of the Company. Substantially all of the net assets of the Option One Plan were transferred to the Plan by December 31, 2002. Remaining assets totaling $706,478 were transferred in

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2002

    2003 and are presented as a receivable in the statement of net assets available for benefits.
 
    The following description provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan.
 
    Eligibility
The timing of an employee’s eligibility for participation in the Plan depends on whether the employee is classified as a nonseasonal employee or seasonal employee. With respect to participant contributions and employer matching contributions: (a) nonseasonal employees are automatically enrolled in the Plan beginning the first day of the month following or coinciding with the date they complete 90 “Days of Service,” as such term is defined in the Plan, and (b) seasonal employees are automatically enrolled in the Plan beginning with the first participation date (January 1 or July 1) following or coinciding with the date they complete a “Year of Service,” as such term is defined in the Plan. With respect to employer profit sharing contributions, both nonseasonal and seasonal employees are eligible to participate beginning the first day of the Plan year that immediately precedes or is coincident with the date the employee completes a “Year of Service.”
 
    Contributions
Participants may make pre-tax contributions from two to fifty percent of their compensation, subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. The Company may make discretionary matching contributions of up to one hundred percent of a participant’s contributions, not to exceed five percent of the participant’s compensation. The Company may make discretionary profit sharing contributions, which will be allocated among participant accounts based on the participant’s eligible compensation. For the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company contributed $9,305,314 and $7,683,620 for the matching contribution and the profit sharing contribution, respectively.
 
    Vesting
Participant contributions, and earnings thereon, are fully vested and nonforfeitable at all times. Beginning January 1, 2002 for participants in the Investment Services line of business, and beginning July 1, 2002 for all other participants, employer matching contributions made after such applicable effective date, and earnings thereon, are fully vested and nonforfeitable at all times.
 
    Forfeitures
A participant forfeits the unvested portion of his/her account on the last day of the plan year in which the participant incurs the fifth of five consecutive one-year breaks in service. Forfeitures for the plan year are used to reduce employer matching contributions or to reduce the administrative expenses of the Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2002 the amount forfeited was $841,651. Forfeitures of $377,258 were used to pay Plan administrative expenses during the year ended December 31, 2002.

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2002

    Earnings
Earnings are allocated each day to participant accounts based upon the participant’s balance in each investment option as a percentage of the Plan’s balance in the respective investment option.
 
    Loans
Participant loans must be at least $1,000 and are limited to the lesser of $50,000 or fifty percent of the participant’s vested account balance. Interest is prime plus one percent. Loans are payable over one to five years except for loans for the purchase of a residence, which may be longer.
 
    Distributions
Generally, distributions may not be made to a participant, or in the case of death, a participant’s beneficiary, until administratively feasible following the earliest of the participant’s death, disability, or severance from employment. Distributions are in the form of a lump sum cash payment.
 
    Termination
Although the Company has not expressed any intent to do so, it has the right to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions set forth in the Plan and under ERISA.
 
    Investments
Participants may direct to have their accounts invested in one or more of the following investments. Investment options, as described in the respective prospectuses, are as follows:

    H&R Block Common Stock Fund: Seeks to provide a high rate of return by investing primarily in the stock of H&R Block, Inc., and holds a small percentage in cash and short-term investments.
 
    AIM Constellation Fund: Seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks, emphasizing small- to mid-size emerging-growth companies. Companies in which the fund invests typically fall into two categories: companies that have experienced above-average and consistent long-term earnings growth and exhibit favorable prospects for future growth, and companies that are currently experiencing a dramatic increase in profits.
 
    AIM Global Science and Technology Fund: Seeks long-term growth of capital by investing at least 65% of assets in equity securities of telecommunications and technology companies. The fund will normally invest in the securities of companies located in at least three different countries, including the United States.
 
    AIM Premier Equity Fund: Seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equities management believes to be undervalued relative to management’s appraisal of the current or projected earnings of the companies issuing the securities, or relative to current market values of assets owned by the companies issuing the securities or relative to the equity markets generally. The fund also may invest in

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2002

      preferred stocks and debt instruments that have prospects for growth of capital. It may hold up to 25% in foreign securities.
 
    AIM Weingarten Fund: Seeks growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks. Its investments usually fall into one of the following two categories: companies that management considers to have experienced above-average and consistent growth in earnings and to have potential for significant future growth, and companies that management believes are currently experiencing a dramatic increase in profits. The fund may invest up to 20% of assets in foreign securities.
 
    Columbia Small Cap Fund: Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 65 percent of its net assets in common stocks, or in securities convertible into common stocks, of small capitalization companies.
 
    Dodge & Cox Stock Fund: Seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in stocks that, in the fund manager’s opinion, appear to be undervalued by the market.
 
    EuroPacific Growth Fund: Seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing at least 80 percent of its assets in issuers located in Europe and the Pacific basin.
 
    Franklin DynaTech Fund: Seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in companies that emphasize technological development in fast-growing industries or in undervalued securities. It primarily purchases common stocks, but it may also hold utility debt securities and preferred stocks. The fund typically invests in high-quality debt; a B rating is its lowest parameter.
 
    Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund: Seeks long-term capital growth by investing at least 80% of assets in equity securities of companies that have a market capitalization not exceeding $8.5 billion. It may invest the balance of assets in equity securities of larger companies. The fund may also invest in IPOs, and can invest a very small portion of assets in private or illiquid securities.
 
    Growth Fund of America: Seeks capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks. Management selects securities that it believes are reasonably priced and represent solid long-term investment opportunities. The fund may invest up to 10% of assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside of the U.S. and Canada, and not included in the S&P 500 index.
 
    INVESCO Dynamics Fund: Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of mid-sized U.S. companies, as well as preferred stocks, convertible securities, and bonds.
 
    Investment Company of America Fund: Seeks long-term growth of capital and income by investing primarily in common stocks. When choosing securities, management gives the possibility of appreciation and potential dividends more weight than current yield.
 
    Legg Mason Value Trust Fund: Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in stocks that, in the fund manager’s opinion, are being offered at large discounts to the manager’s assessment of their intrinsic value.
 
    Lord Abbett Mid-Cap Value Fund: Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80 percent of its net assets in equity securities of medium capitalization companies.

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2002

    New Perspective Fund: Seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign and U.S. companies.
 
    PIMCO Total Return Fund: Seeks to provide maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital, by investing at least 65 percent of its assets in a diversified portfolio of fixed income instruments of varying maturities, primarily investment grade debt securities.
 
    SEI Tax Exempt Fund: Seeks to provide current income while preserving capital and tracking interest rates over the intermediate term.
 
    Strong Blue Chip 100 Fund: Seeks long-term capital appreciation as well as current income by investing in the common stocks of the 100 largest market capitalization companies primarily traded in the U.S.
 
    Strong Opportunity Fund: Seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing in stocks of medium-capitalization companies the fund’s manager believes are underpriced, yet have attractive growth prospects.
 
    UAM ICM Small Company Fund: Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in stocks of small-capitalization companies.
 
    Vanguard Institutional Index 500: Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation and match the performance of the S&P 500 Index, by investing all or substantially all of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index.
 
    Vanguard Wellington Fund: Seeks to provide conservation of capital, a moderate level long-term capital appreciation and current income, by investing 60 to 70 percent of its assets in dividend paying stocks of established large and medium-sized companies.
 
    Washington Mutual Investors Fund: Seeks income and the opportunity for growth of principal by investing in common stocks or equivalent securities, which are legal for the investment of trust funds in the District of Columbia. It intends to be fully invested and well diversified. Management tries to select a portfolio that an investor with fiduciary responsibility might select under the Prudent Investor Rule of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
 
    Reserve Primary Institutional Fund: Seeks to provide current income while preserving capital and tracking interest rates over the intermediate term.
 
    Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts: Participants also have the option to open an individual brokerage account and access and invest contributions in a wide variety of mutual funds, not all of which are listed above.

    Participants should refer to the respective prospectuses for a more complete description of the objectives and strategies of each investment option.
 
2.   Significant Accounting Policies
 
    Basis of Accounting
The financial statements of the Plan have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.

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December 31, 2002

    Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
H&R Block, Inc. Common Stock is stated at fair value as determined by the market closing price on the last business day of the plan year. Mutual funds, including those in self-directed brokerage accounts, are stated at fair value as determined by quoted market prices. Participant loans are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. The Plan presents in the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of its investments, which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
    Expenses
All administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the Plan, except to the extent paid by the Company.
 
    Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when they have been approved for payment.
 
    Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions to and deductions from net assets available for benefits during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
3.   Investments
 
    The Plan’s investments (including investments bought, sold, and held during the year) depreciated in fair value as follows:
         
    For the Year Ended  
    December 31,  
    2002  
   
 
Common stock fund
  $ (1,452,653 )
Mutual funds and self-directed brokerage accounts
    (32,218,846 )
 
 
 
 
  $ (33,671,499 )

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December 31, 2002

    Individual investments that represent five percent or more of the fair value of the Plan’s net assets are as follows:
                 
    December 31,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Legg Mason Value Trust Fund
  $ 28,250,123     $ 32,414,672  
SEI Tax Exempt Fund
    23,456,013        
Vanguard Institutional Index 500
    31,165,946       31,800,732  
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund
          16,966,468  
Vanguard Wellington Fund
    72,821,444       80,996,160  

4.   Plan Committees and Trustee
 
    The Plan provides for selection of an administrative committee, a plan administrator and a trustee by the Board of Directors of the Company. The administrative committee is responsible for the general administration of the plan and the interpretation of its provisions. The plan administrator is responsible for the reporting and disclosure requirements under ERISA. BNY Western Trust Company is the Plan’s trustee.
 
5.   Benefits Payable
 
    The Plan does not record a liability relating to the obligations for benefit payments to terminated employees. The Plan’s Form 5500 reflects the liability in the year of termination. As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, net assets available for benefits included assets of $27,076 and $4,310, respectively, due to participants who have terminated employment with the Company.
 
6.   Income Tax Status of the Plan
 
    The Plan received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated September 20, 1995. The Plan has been amended since receiving the letter. However, the plan administrator believes that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.
 
7.   Related Party Transactions
 
    As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Plan’s investment portfolio includes an investment in the Common Stock of H&R Block, Inc., a party-in-interest to the Plan.
 
    The Plan’s recordkeeper, RSM McGladrey (“RSM”), is an affiliate of the Company and was paid $419,368 in administrative fees and reimbursements during the year ended December 31, 2002. As of December 31, 2002, administrative fees payable to RSM totaled $6,940 and are included in accrued administrative expenses in the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits.
 
    The Plan’s custodian, H&R Block Financial Advisors, Inc., is an affiliate of the Company.

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EIN: 43-1910017, Plan Number: 002
Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2002

                                   
                  (e)  
      (b)   (c)   Shares Held     Current  
(a)   Identity of Issuer or Borrower   Description of Investment   or Interest Rate     Value  

 
 
 
   
 
 
*
  H&R Block, Inc. Common   H&R Block, Inc. Common Stock     236,296     $ 9,499,099  
 
  Stock Fund   Cash and other assets, net     567,965       567,965  
 
                         
 
 
                            10,067,064  
Mutual funds:                        
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM Constellation Fund Class A     188,555       3,135,666  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM Global Science & Tech Fund     190,137       887,937  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM Premier Equity Fund Class A     199,464       1,497,972  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM Weingarten Fund Class A     46,967       433,978  
 
  Columbia Funds   Columbia Small Cap Fund     169,816       2,768,004  
 
  Dodge & Cox Funds   Dodge & Cox Stock Fund     43,808       3,857,338  
 
  American Funds Group   EuroPacific Growth Fund     370,518       8,510,780  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin DynaTech Fund A     38,113       622,385  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Small Mid Cap Fund     78,007       1,712,264  
 
  American Funds Group   Growth Fund of America     79,281       1,464,313  
 
  INVESCO Family of Funds   INVESCO Dynamics Fund     117,993       1,257,805  
 
  American Funds Group   Investment Company of America Fund     36,333       853,108  
 
  Legg Mason Family of Funds   Legg Mason Value Trust Fund     651,375       28,250,123  
 
  Lord Abbett Family of Funds   Lord Abbett Mid-Cap Value A Fund     294,200       4,527,734  
 
  American Funds Group   New Perspective Fund     40,978       739,238  
 
  PIMCO Funds   PIMCO Total Return Fund     1,133,041       12,089,557  
  Bainbridge   SEI Tax Exempt Fund     23,456,013       23,456,013  
 
  Strong Funds   Strong Blue Chip 100 Fund     1,022,974       8,818,020  
 
  Strong Funds   Strong Opportunity Fund     91,929       2,638,369  
 
  Advisors Inner Circle Funds   UAM ICM Small Company Fund     16,646       398,676  
 
  Vanguard Group   Vanguard Institutional Index 500     387,395       31,165,946  
 
  Vanguard Group   Vanguard Wellington Fund     2,965,043       72,821,444  
 
  American Funds Group   Washington Mutual Investors     89,319       2,099,897  

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EIN: 43-1910017, Plan Number: 002
Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2002

                                   
                  (e)  
      (b)   (c)   Shares Held     Current  
(a)   Identity of Issuer or Borrower   Description of Investment   or Interest Rate     Value  

 
 
 
   
 
     
The Reserve Funds
  Reserve Primary Institutional Fund     267,595       267,595  
 
                         
 
 
                            214,274,162  
Self-directed brokerage accounts:                
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM Basic Value Fund Class A Fund     743       16,248  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM Mid Cap Core Equity Fund     14,260       302,030  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM Global Health Care Class A Fund     4,704       101,361  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM Global Science Fund     1,138       5,313  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM Developing Markets Fund     6,734       48,622  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM Investment Strategic Fund Class A     739       5,675  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM Equity Funds Inc.     12,402       119,184  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM Constellation Fund Class A     582       9,680  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM Weingarten Fund Class A     555       5,126  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM Funds Group Small Cap Equity     863       7,105  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM Funds Group Class A Fund     664       4,892  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM International Growth Fund     12,797       163,550  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM International Mutual Fund     64       799  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM International Mutual Fund Class A     201       1,710  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM International Fund Class A     1,507       26,303  
 
  AIM Family of Funds   AIM International Asia Pacific Fund     8,553       73,467  
 
  AllianceBernstein Funds   AllianceBernstein American Govt Fund     1,510       10,646  
 
  AllianceBernstein Funds   AllianceBernstein Small Cap Value Fund     1,081       11,672  
 
  American Funds Group   AMCAP Fund Inc. Class A Fund     3,087       46,004  
 
  American Funds Group   American Balanced Fund Class A     3,081       44,424  
 
  American Funds Group   American High Income Fund Class A     245       2,533  
 
  American Funds Group   American Mutual Fund Inc. Class A     1,266       25,722  
 
  Calamos Funds   Calamos Convertible Growth and Income Fund     757       16,809  

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EIN: 43-1910017, Plan Number: 002
Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2002

                                   
                  (e)  
      (b)   (c)   Shares Held     Current  
(a)   Identity of Issuer or Borrower   Description of Investment   or Interest Rate     Value  

 
 
 
   
 
 
  Calamos Funds   Calamos Growth Fund     2,235       70,299  
 
  American Funds Group   Capital Income Builder Fund     63       2,590  
 
  Credit Suisse   Credit Suisse Small Company Fund     235       4,050  
 
  Davis Funds   Davis New York Venture Fund     95       1,989  
 
  Delaware Investments   Delaware Real Estate Trust Fund     68       983  
 
  Delaware Investments   Delaware Technology & Innovation Fund     4,237       4,788  
 
  Dreyfus   Dreyfus Index Fund     424       10,843  
 
  Eaton Vance Group   Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Fund     1,088       8,320  
 
  Eaton Vance Group   Eaton Vance Asian Fund     140       2,768  
 
  American Funds Group   EuroPacific Growth Fund     285       6,544  
 
  Excelsior Funds   Excelsior Funds Value Fund     320       7,837  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Income Fund     12,944       25,759  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Custodial Utilities Fund     1,354       11,211  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Custodial Growth Fund     710       16,895  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Custodial US Government Fund     1,285       7,553  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Equity Capital Growth     4,407       35,388  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Gold Fund     8,739       112,569  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin High Income Fund     32,366       54,052  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Investment US Government Fund     1,817       16,969  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Investment Securities Fund     148       2,332  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Rising Dividends Fund     4,931       119,031  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Real Estate Securities Fund     3,851       62,085  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Small Mid Cap Fund     656       14,390  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Strategic Fund     2,190       32,460  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Strategic Services Fund     2,199       12,312  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Value Investments Fund     192       7,104  

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EIN: 43-1910017, Plan Number: 002
Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2002

                                   
                  (e)  
      (b)   (c)   Shares Held     Current  
(a)   Identity of Issuer or Borrower   Description of Investment   or Interest Rate     Value  

 
 
 
   
 
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Franklin Small Cap Fund     67       1,541  
 
  American Funds Group   Fundamental Investors Fund     4,179       92,893  
 
  GE Funds   GE Small Cap Value Fund     1,804       21,070  
 
  Gabelli Funds   Gabelli Gold Fund     8,322       102,199  
 
  American Funds Group   Growth Fund of America     6,489       119,852  
 
  John Hancock Funds   John Hancock Investment Fund     10,889       150,377  
 
  John Hancock Funds   John Hancock Bond Fund     1,288       5,343  
 
  John Hancock Funds   John Hancock High Income Fund     563       5,193  
 
  Oakmark Funds   Oakmark Investments Fund     753       22,648  
 
  Oakmark Funds   Oakmark International Investments Fund     462       6,069  
 
  Oakmark Funds   Oakmark Equity Income Fund     735       13,223  
 
  ING Funds   ING Mid Cap Value Fund     753       5,197  
 
  ING Funds   ING Russia Fund     1,129       13,927  
 
  ING Funds   ING Global Technology Fund     590       1,999  
 
  American Funds Group   Income Fund of America     1,830       26,256  
 
  American Funds Group   Investment Company of America Fund     1,878       44,094  
 
  Janus   Janus Growth & Income Fund     169       3,946  
 
  John Hancock Funds   John Hancock Technology Fund     2,667       6,587  
 
  Liberty Financial Funds   Liberty Acorn Fund     536       8,226  
 
  Lord Abbett Family of Funds   Lord Abbett Mid-Cap Value A Fund     1,261       19,404  
 
  MFS Family of Funds   MFS Government Securities Fund     128       1,282  
 
  MFS Family of Funds   MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund     894       5,063  
 
  The Munder Funds   Munder Healthcare Fund     344       4,911  
 
  The Munder Funds   Munder Future Income Fund     8,256       22,704  
 
  The Munder Funds   Munder Power Plus Fund     2,419       14,154  
 
  Navellier Performance Funds   Navellier Aggressive Growth Fund     467       4,192  

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EIN: 43-1910017, Plan Number: 002
Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2002

                                   
                  (e)  
      (b)   (c)   Shares Held     Current  
(a)   Identity of Issuer or Borrower   Description of Investment   or Interest Rate     Value  

 
 
 
   
 
 
  American Funds Group   New Perspective Fund     1,259       22,720  
 
  American Funds Group   New World Fund     90       1,750  
 
  One Group   One Group Small Cap Fund     713       11,621  
 
  One Group   One Group Market Expansion Fund     115       852  
 
  OppenheimerFunds   Oppenheimer Main Street Fund     3,696       100,093  
 
  OppenheimerFunds   Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Value Fund     333       4,207  
 
  OppenheimerFunds   Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund     9,968       138,558  
 
  PBHG Funds   PBHG Clipper Focus Fund     244       3,223  
 
  PBHG Funds   PBHG Small Cap Fund     178       2,505  
 
  PIMCO Funds   PIMCO PEA Renaissance Fund     4,143       60,237  
 
  PIMCO Funds   PIMCO PEA Growth Fund     2,083       31,896  
 
  PIMCO Funds   PIMCO Low Duration Fund     333       3,422  
 
  PIMCO Funds   PIMCO Total Return Fund     666       7,102  
 
  PIMCO Funds   PIMCO Real Return Fund     3,131       35,259  
 
  Pioneer Group   Pioneer Science & Technology Fund     6,813       15,601  
 
  Putnam Funds   Putnam International Fund     1,203       9,408  
 
  Putnam Funds   Putnam International Growth Fund     497       8,149  
 
  Rydex Funds   Rydex Dynamic Venture Fund     589       42,255  
 
  Rydex Funds   Rydex Ursa Fund     1,564       20,000  
 
  Rydex Funds   Rydex Dynamic Velocity Fund     12,883       130,249  
 
  Rydex Funds   Rydex Tempest 500 Fund     582       54,281  
 
  Rydex Funds   Rydex Dynamic Titan Fund     3,672       77,773  
 
  Rydex Funds   Rydex Telecommunications Investment Fund     11,838       127,846  
 
  Seligman Group   Seligman Communications Fund     747       12,068  
 
  Babson Fund Group   Shadow Stock Fund Inc.     425       5,036  

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EIN: 43-1910017, Plan Number: 002
Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2002

                                   
                  (e)  
      (b)   (c)   Shares Held     Current  
(a)   Identity of Issuer or Borrower   Description of Investment   or Interest Rate     Value  

 
 
 
   
 
 
  American Funds Group   Small Cap World Fund     46       812  
 
  Turner Funds   Turner Small Cap Value Fund     306       4,727  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Templeton Developing Markets Fund     17,989       179,891  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Templeton World Fund     12,234       157,693  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Templeton Foreign Fund     25,074       208,366  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Templeton Growth Fund     1,460       23,262  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Templeton Global Fund     3,828       39,045  
 
  Franklin Templeton Investments   Templeton Global Bond Fund     3,080       27,626  
 
  Vanguard Group   Vanguard Explorer Fund     110       4,999  
 
  Vanguard Group   Vanguard Institutional Index 500     18       1,493  
 
  Vanguard Group   Vanguard Index Small Cap Fund     89       1,396  
 
  Delaware Investments   Voyageur Mutual Fund     302       4,580  
 
  American Funds Group   Washington Mutual Investment Fund     1,079       25,363  
 
  Westcore Funds   Westcore Growth Fund     1,022       8,671  
 
  The Reserve Funds   Reserve Funds Primary Fund     741,863       741,863  
 
                         
 
 
                            4,778,244  
Plan participants   Participant Loans, 5.6% to 11.0% per annum             4,264,271  
 
                         
 
Total investments                   $ 233,383,741  
 
                         
 

Column (d) omitted as cost information is not required for participant directed assets.

     
*   Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan.

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
  H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan
 
Date    June 30, 2003          By:        /s/ FRANK J. COTRONEO                 
        Frank J. Cotroneo
        Chief Financial Officer
        H&R Block, Inc.

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Exhibit Index

         
Exhibits
       
 
       
Consent of Independent Accountants (Exhibit 23)
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Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Exhibit 99.1)
    20  
 
       

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exv23
 

EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-56400) of H&R Block, Inc. of our report dated June 27, 2003 relating to the financial statements of the H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
June 30, 2003

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exv99w1
 

EXHIBIT 99.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the annual report of H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) on Form 11-K for the period ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits of the Plan.

    HRB Management, Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Frank J. Cotroneo          
Frank J. Cotroneo
Chief Financial Officer
June 30, 2003

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