{"id":2221655,"date":"2024-04-15T18:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tax-day-2024-hr-block-website-having-problems-as-filing-deadline-nears\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T18:08:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:08:46","slug":"tax-day-2024-hr-block-website-having-problems-as-filing-deadline-nears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tax-day-2024-hr-block-website-having-problems-as-filing-deadline-nears\/","title":{"rendered":"H&#038;R Block website experiences technical issues close to Tax Day 2024 deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftax-day-2024-hr-block-website-having-problems-as-filing-deadline-nears%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2221655&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>H&#038;R Block, a popular tax filing service, is facing software \u2063outages\u2062 close to \u2062the deadline for\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-shares-pare-losses-as-boe-seeks-to-stabilise-markets\/\" title=\"European shares pare losses as BoE seeks to stabilise markets\">tax year 2023<\/a> filings. Users encountered errors when trying to submit returns\u200d to the Internal Revenue Service. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zoom-profits-in-2020-660-million-zoom-tax-payment-in-2021-0\/\" title=\"Zoom Profits in 2020: 0 Million. Zoom Tax Payment In 2021: federal income tax.\">federal income tax<\/a> deadline is Monday at 11:59 p.m. Downdetector monitored the service interruptions. H&#038;R Block, a renowned tax filing service,\u200c is experiencing software disruptions nearing the deadline for tax year 2023 filings. Users\u2064 reported\u200d encountering errors while attempting to file returns with the Internal Revenue\u200c Service. The federal income tax deadline is set \u2063for Monday at 11:59 p.m., with Downdetector monitoring the service interruptions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"tax\">tax<\/a> filing service H&#038;R Block is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-us-energy-independent-no-more-this-memorial-day\/\" title=\"Trump: US 'Energy Independent No More' This Memorial Day\">experiencing outages<\/a> with its computer software as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporters-grill-psaki-over-lack-of-access-to-border-crisis-you-promised-truth-and-transparency\/\" title=\"Reporters Grill Psaki Over Lack Of Access To Border Crisis: You \u2018Promised\u2019 Truth And Transparency\">tax filing deadline<\/a> is just hours away.<\/p>\n<p>The federal income tax deadline for tax year 2023 is 11:59 p.m. on Monday. Users on social media reported error messages when attempting to file their returns to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/irs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Internal Revenue Service\">Internal Revenue Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Downdetector <a href=\"https:\/\/downdetector.com\/status\/hr-block\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shows\">shows<\/a> users began reporting outages with the tax filing part of H&#038;R Block\u2019s online services at 9 p.m. EST on Sunday, with outage reports continuing into Monday and peaking around midday.<\/p>\n<p>The company acknowledged the errors and problems with the website on Monday, noting that online clients and those working with tax professionals, in person and virtually, are not affected by the outage. H&#038;R Block also recommended either waiting for the e-filing problems to be resolved or mailing a printed return to finish the tax process.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are working to resolve the issue quickly and ask clients to please try again later today or print and mail their return if that is more convenient.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 H&#038;R Block Support (@HRBlockAnswers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRBlockAnswers\/status\/1779891162981032396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe are working to resolve the issue quickly and ask clients to please try again later today or print and mail their return if that is more convenient,\u201d the company said in a statement on X Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The IRS\u2019s tax filing window for tax year 2023 began in January, with Monday being the deadline for most of the country. Filers in Massachusetts and Maine have until Wednesday to file their 2023 federal income tax returns due to the Patriots\u2019 Day holiday on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Monday is also the deadline for filers in various states to file their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-democrat-calls-kentucky-other-red-states-moochers\/\" title=\"New Jersey Democrat Calls Kentucky, Other Red States \u2018Moochers\u2019\">state income taxes<\/a> for 2023. Nine states do not levy income tax, including Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming, but filers in those states must still file their federal income tax by Monday.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRBlockAnswers\/status\/1779891162981032396\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the tax filing deadline approaches, H&amp;R Block faces technical glitches in its software. Users trying to file their tax returns for the 2023 tax year encountered error messages, sparking frustration on social media. The federal income tax deadline is set for 11:59 p.m. on Monday. 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