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<TYPE>EX-32.2
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<FILENAME>c91685exv32w2.txt
<DESCRIPTION>CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1350 - EXEC. VP & CFO
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                                                                    Exhibit 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      In connection with the annual report of H&R Block, Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, William L.
Trubeck, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.

                                             /s/ William L. Trubeck
                                             ----------------------
                                             William L. Trubeck
                                             Executive Vice President and Chief
                                             Financial Officer
                                             H&R Block, Inc.
                                             July 29, 2005
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