Editing H&R Block (section)

===Expansion (1956–1980s)===
In 1956, the Blochs decided to expand and picked [[New York City]].<ref name="CNNMoney00"/> Neither brother wanted to move to New York, so they agreed to sell that regional operation, creating the first H&R Block [[Chain store|franchise]] tax office.<ref name="Herron17">{{cite web |url=http://www.franchising-today.com/sections/profiles/206-h-r-block |title=H&R Block |author=Bianca Herron |date=27 March 2017 |publisher=Franchising Today |access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref> In the following years, H&R Block grew and went public in 1962.<ref name="Tavernise04"/>

In 1980 H&R Block purchased the [[Compuserve]] online service.<ref name="GlobeandMail80">{{cite news |title=International company news: H&R Block |url=https://www.nexis.com/docview/getDocForCuiReq?lni=4MBD-SF80-TXJ2-N130&csi=8399&oc=00240&perma=true |newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=26 February 1980 |quote=Directors of H and R Block Inc. of Kansas City, Mo., and Compuserve Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, have approved the acquisition of Compuserve by a subsidiary of Block. |url-access=registration |access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref> By 1986, Block was handling more than 10 million tax returns annually and had opened offices in [[Canada]] and [[Australia]].<ref name="Grove86">{{cite news |title=H&R |last1=Grove |first1=Lloyd |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1986/04/04/h38/5b5bb647-075d-4d99-8c2e-f44e8a9dc773/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=4 April 1986 |access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="Brett86">{{cite news |title=Mixed news on tax front |last1=Brett |first1=George |url=https://www.nexis.com/docview/getDocForCuiReq?lni=3WJ6-18H0-00RK-C3B4&csi=8399&oc=00240&perma=true |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |date=6 April 1986 |quote=But annuity broker Tom Delaney was surprised to find that H & R Block Canada Inc., the big tax-preparation firm, had completed a tax return for one of his senior-citizen clients—and charged her $20.80—even though she wasn't taxable and wasn't getting money back. |url-access=registration |access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="Lampe90">{{cite news |title=How to avoid the clutches of the rogue tax agent |last1=Lampe |first1=Anne |url=https://www.nexis.com/docview/getDocForCuiReq?lni=4P7M-CV10-TXN5-R3BF&csi=8399&oc=00240&perma=true |newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=8 August 1990 |quote=This is what happened with a group of clients of H & R Block's former Brookvale franchisee during 1986, 1987 and 1988. |url-access=registration |access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref> That year, the company worked with the [[Internal Revenue Service]] to introduce [[IRS e-file|electronic filing]].<ref name="Mace85">{{cite news |title=IRS test project allows electronic tax returns |last1=Mace |first1=Scott |url=https://www.nexis.com/docview/getDocForCuiReq?lni=3S51-H8N0-001K-W2WJ&csi=8399&oc=00240&perma=true |newspaper=[[InfoWorld]] |date=25 November 1985 |quote=H&R Block Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri, is the first tax preparation service to announce participation in the IRS project. Between January 1 and April 15 of next year, customers of designated H&R Block offices can use H&R Block's Rapid Refund service, said Thomas Bloch, president of tax operations for the firm. Such customers have the option of either paying H&R Block to prepare the return or bringing in one already prepared. |url-access=registration |access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref>