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H&R; Block Sends Students On Spring Tax Break Getaway

Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:00 PM
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Taxbreaktrip.com Gives Students The Opportunity For Free Spring Break and Free Tax Preparation

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Feb 11, 2003--College students fret no more! H&R; Block`s ''Tax Break Getaway'' sweepstakes delivers free online tax preparation for 25,000 students and a chance to win one of seven prizes that could be used to take a spring break vacation.

From February 3 to February 21, 2003, college students who visit taxbreaktrip.com have the opportunity to win a free spring break trip of their choice, and the first 25,000 who register can file their federal tax return for free using H&R; Block`s online tax program.

''Many college students could get a tax refund just in time for spring break, but they need to file their taxes to get that money,'' said Aaron Horvath, director of online products for H&R; Block. ''A visit to taxbreaktrip.com is a great way to not only get that money quickly, but also register for the spring break vacation of their dreams.''

Registering for the ''Tax Break Getaway'' is easy: Students simply log onto taxbreaktrip.com and answer seven quick questions before the February 21, 2003, registration deadline. One winner per day will be announced during the last seven days of February. Each winner will receive $2,500 that can be used toward a spring tax break getaway of his or her dreams.

Once registered, students can also prepare their taxes online -- fast, accurately and for free! Through taxbreaktrip.com, students are taken to H&R; Block`s do-it-yourself Online Tax Program (OTP), which offers the speed and convenience of the Internet with the assurance of working with the nation`s leading tax company. OTP features a simple click-through interview process that cuts hours from the traditional pen-and-paper prep time.

No purchase necessary to enter or win the sweepstakes.


About H&R; Block

H&R; Block Inc. (www.hrblock.com, https://hrblock.com) is a diversified company with subsidiaries that deliver tax services and financial advice, investment and mortgage products and services, and business accounting and consulting services. As the world`s largest tax services company, H&R; Block served nearly 23 million clients during fiscal year 2002. Clients were served at the approximately 10,400 H&R; Block retail offices worldwide and through the company`s award-winning software, TaxCut(R), and its online tax services. H&R;
Block is the only major tax and financial services company that focuses primarily on helping middle-income taxpayers achieve their financial goals. Investment services and securities products are offered through H&R; Block Financial Advisors Inc., member NYSE, SIPC. H&R; Block Inc. is not a registered broker-dealer. H&R; Block Mortgage Corp. offers retail mortgage products. Option One Mortgage Corp. offers wholesale mortgage products and a wide range of mortgage services. RSM McGladrey Inc. serves mid-sized businesses with
accounting, tax and consulting services.


Source: H&R; Block

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