Great place to work - Seasonal Tax Preparer H&R Block Employee Review

5.0
Jan 2, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Strong emphasis on ethics and good backup for tax pros on that. Lots of educational support. They will cover the costs of training and testing to become an Enrolled Agent. They also provide unlimited tax classes through their platform. That does require a small annual fee. There's a lot of control over your work schedule. Before tax season starts, you let them know the days/hours you can work and then they won't schedule you when you aren't available. Finally, you can exercise a lot of control over how much you earn by "leveling up" (taking classes and tests that make you qualified to do more complex returns). Pay is partly hourly, partly commission, with incentives for leveling up. You are guaranteed to earn a certain amount per hour, with the ability to earn more depending on how many returns you do and how complex those returns are.

Cons

They've been moving away from in person classes, to online self-study. This is convenient in some ways because you can study whenever you like, but makes it really difficult when you are having a hard time understanding something.

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Pros

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Cons

Long hours, especially at the end of tax season

3.0
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Pros

Flexible availability. Path for promotion is obvious and quantified.

Cons

Bonus/commission it is based on level and sales so is low in states without a state tax form. Hourly wage comes out of bonus. Pressure to sell items that don't add to your commission. They push customer surveys but you can be penalized if someone complains about the company, price, amount of emails etc even though you have no control. Some employees are frustratingly low quality and you will spend time helping or fixing their mistakes time that works against your commission. You are expected to answer phones, make appointments, scan, print, take money, help new comers all while maximizing returns. If you take over someone's client and find a mistake you are expected to work against your commission to file amendments peace of mind claims etc.

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