H&R Block

Susan is fast, friendly, and knows what she’s doing. I started going here because I lived down the street, but I will continue going back to her every year despite no longer living in the neighborhood.

I was a do-​it-​yourself tax person for many years (think 15+), then I moved back to Chicago from Michigan and knew my taxes were more complicated for me alone to complete (think sale of home, moving expenses, two different state tax systems/​filings, etc.). I went to Susan Weakland at this H&R Block location, per a coworker’s recommendation, and I’ve been going to Susan ever since. She’s just fantastic! Her calm and tempered demeanor are perfect for the job. Plus, and I know this might not be true for all folks, Susan always delivers a return that’s LESS than I was expecting to pay — or, MORE than I had hoped for. I highly recommend Susan Weakland and the H&R Block at 2854 N. Broadway for anyone in Chicagoland!

In life, just as in accounting, there are Assets and there are Liabilities; Susan Weakland is definitely one of the Assets!!!
She has been my tax professional for all of the years I have lived in Chicago. Susan is always warm and welcoming. From the first time Susan prepared my taxes until today, I knew with confidence I was getting the best possible return. No matter how complicated my return or how many questions I ask, Susan is always willing to listen and to help.
I’ve filed many returns with Susan, including amended returns and I have always been confident in Susan’s abilities. She has helped me to always receive the best return possible, and she has done it consistently year after year after year. H&R block should be grateful to have such a wonderful tax professional as Susan Weakland, I know I certainly am! If you are in need of a wonderful tax professional whom you can count on and know with certainty that you’re getting the best tax preparation that money can buy, look no further than Susan Weakland. She almost makes me wish I had to pay taxes more than once a year. =)
Thank you Susan!!! On the balance sheet of life there are Assets and there are Liabilites and you Susan Weakland are one of the Assets !!!

I decided to use a tax «professional» for my tax return since I had to file in 2 separate states. The gentleman who helped me (George Klatt) clearly had no idea about filing in any other state aside from Illinois. I actually brought up a renters deductible available in Indiana that this guy had no idea about.
I ended up owing a substantial amount to the federal government, despite remaining in the same tax bracket. I asked what had changed this year? He told me «I don’t know, maybe you filled out your paperwork incorrectly». That was the only advice or explanation I received from him. I asked him if there was any way to fix it for next year and he said «I’m not sure». I also asked about filing an extension or how to go about paying in increments. He said «it’s better to pay everything up front». Not helpful at all.
My appt ended with me almost in tears because I was so frustrated and got zero help or advice from Mr Klatt. I went up front to check out and pay the $ 80 to H&R Block as advertised for a 1^st time client. They told me the total price of my visit would be $ 200+ since I had to file in 2 states and my appt was with a «senior tax advisor» along with some other fees I had no idea they were adding on.
I will never use their services again. Terrible experience. Terrible customer service. zero explanations. Save yourself the frustration and hire an actual professional, or file online!

Susan Weakland is by far the best tax expert I have gone to! She is very friendly and puts the customer first to get the highest tax return possible!
I am plan on going to Susan for all my future taxes!

I am sorry that another had trouble with Pam at H & R Block. I know nothing of that situation, circumstances or backstory. But I would like to say that we have used Pam for 8 years. She has been professional and given us good and apparently effective service. We have always been pleased.

PLEASE READ THIS ALL: IT WILL SAVE YOUR CREDIT !!!
(If i could give negative stars — i would here!!)
I went to H & R Block on Broadway last year to get my taxes done. In 2008 I lived 6 months in Indiana, 6 months in IL & bought a place. so there were many different forms and such I would need (oh, plus i had a 1099 form!), so decided it was a good idea to leave it to a «professional». BOY WAS I WRONG. This cost me dearly. Not only with my credit — but they also charged me $ 319 to do them (WTF!!?)
Pamela did my taxes, turned out i owed IN $ 824. I thought this was odd as I never have owed them more than like $ 60 or $ 70. Anyway — at the end of the visit I was getting a nice return from IL (My employment was in IL), hefty from federal (thank you homeowners credit), so no problem with paying IN $ 824.
Of course — i’m going to wait till as close to ⁴⁄₁₅ as possible to send them any $, but in the meantime I received a letter from State of IN saying basically they didn’t like how the $$ was allocated between states (IN and IL). So, I took this back to PAM, they «revised» my taxes and i all of the sudden OWED INDIANA NOTHING! Really? Why wouldn’t they have done this for me in the first place?
I sent the revised form off, and in the meantime receive another letter from Indiana stating i owed them $ 824 + some other late fees and will be reported to collection! I then called the parties involved — and believed that the paperwork just got crossed in the mail. I expressed my high concern of this being reported to the credit agencies as I would like my credit to remain good.
A few weeks later, i received a letter stating IN Dept of Revenue SENT me to collection! Of course by this time the satellite office was long gone — and pam was of course unreachable, so found someone in the year round office on Clark to try and help. I faxed the IN Dept of Revenue the revised forms they apparently never got, then received a letter at the end of August, 2009 saying it’s all good, and nothing more is required. (I never had to pay IN anything!!)
Fast Forward to February, 2010, when I am trying to refinance. My refinance lady expresses concern that there is a Tax Lien on my credit report! I could NOT BELIVE IT! I do have good credit, but this definitely was hindering my report — and will remain on my record for 7 YEARS? What happens to sh*t H&R Block? Nothing. Great. Real fair isn’t it?
I’ve been working the last 4 weeks to get this off of my credit report by sending them that final letter from IN saying all is good — and TransUnion is the only one that took it off. The other two refused. (I don’t know how the hell thats possible. but what do i know?)
Moral of the story: 1) DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES GO TO H&R. THEY’LL OVERCHARGE YOU AND PROBABY RUIN YOUR CREDIT 2) GET YOUR FREE CREDIT REPORT (1X PER YEAR) FROM
3) Go have a beer :) (just because). UUUGH ! WHAT A MESS.