SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BLOCH THOMAS M (Last) (First) (Middle) 4400 MAIN STREET (Street) KANSAS CITY MO 64111 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol H&R BLOCK INC [ HRB ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/02/2005
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, without par value	02/02/2005		S		1,500(1)	D	$48.14	65,112	D
Common Stock, without par value	02/02/2005		S		100	D	$48.14	14,700	I	By Trust(2)
Common Stock, without par value	02/02/2005		S		100	D	$48.14	14,600	I	By Trust(3)
Common Stock, without par value								50,000	I	By M&H Bloch Partners, LP

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Call Option to Purchase	$32.275							06/30/2002	06/30/2011	Common Stock, without par value	6,000		6,000	D
Call Option to Purchase	$46.15							06/30/2003	06/30/2012	Common Stock, without par value	4,000		4,000	D
Call Option to Purchase	$43.25							06/30/2004	06/30/2013	Common Stock, without par value	4,000		4,000	D
Call Option to Purchase	$47.68							06/30/2004	06/30/2014	Common Stock, without par value	4,000		4,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares, held by the Thomas Morton Bloch Irrecovable Trust of which I am the beneficiary, were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 pre-arranged trading program, effective January 1, 2005.

2. The shares, held by the Jason M. Bloch Irrevocable Gift Trust, were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 pre-arranged trading program, effective January 1, 2005. Balance in this trust following the reported transaction is 7,300 shares.

3. The shares, held by the Edward S. Bloch Irrevocable Gift Trust, were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 pre-arranged trading program, effective January 1, 2005. Balance in this trust following the reported transaction is 7,300 shares.

Remarks:

	By: Michael K. Post per Power of Attorney	02/02/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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