H&R Block claims there tax preparers are better prepare then CPAs. H&R Block hires employees with no profession background then trains them for a few weeks and lets them complete your tax return.
Lets look at the training of a CPA, then you decide.
CPAs are honest, skilled, and competent tax professionals. CPAs have college degrees, they pass rigorous exams, they are committed to continuing professional education; and they are certified, licensed, and regulated by state boards of accountancy. CPAs are required to pass a rigorous professional exam after they complete their college education in order to be licensed by the states in which they practice. After they are licensed, mandatory continuing professional education requirements ensure that CPAs are current with regulatory and legal changes. As members of the AICPA and TSCPA, CPAs are required to adhere to strict professional ethics standards. Additional ethics rules apply to CPAs who are tax practitioners. If the IRS raises a question about a tax return, only CPAs, attorneys and enrolled agents are authorized to represent taxpayers before the IRS. CPA tax professionals often know a lot about your personal situation, so the continuity of service you receive from a CPA may be an important factor to consider. CPAs are business people in the community who will be there for taxpayers year after year. The AICPA and TSCPA are committed to ensuring that CPAs work in the public interest by providing the resources to best hone skills of CPA tax professionals and by regulating unacceptable professional conduct while advocating on behalf of the public and members an effective and efficient system of taxation.
