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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950137-07-012746
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070821
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070821
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20070821

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			H&R BLOCK INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000012659
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PERSONAL SERVICES [7200]
		IRS NUMBER:				440607856
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06089
		FILM NUMBER:		071070496

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE H&R BLOCK WAY
		CITY:			KANSAS CITY
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			64105
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8168543000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE H&R BLOCK WAY
		CITY:			KANSAS CITY
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			64105
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OMB Number:
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Expires:
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">January&nbsp;31, 2008</TD>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B>


<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A</B>



<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities<BR>
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)


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        <TD>Filed by the Registrant
&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD>Filed by a Party other than the Registrant
&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp; Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD>
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        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

<TD><FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by
Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</B></TD>
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        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

<TD><FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp; Definitive Proxy Statement</TD>
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        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD><FONT face="wingdings">&#254;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp; Definitive Additional Materials</TD>
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        <TD><FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;
Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>H&amp;R BLOCK, INC.</B>
<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"></DIV><HR size="1" noshade><DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name
of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</DIV>
<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><HR size="1" noshade><DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name
of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the
Registrant)</DIV>

<P style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):


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<TD><FONT face="wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp; No fee required.</TD>
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        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

<TD><FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;
Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(1) and
0-11.</TD>
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        <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1)&nbsp;Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</TD>
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        <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2)&nbsp;Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</TD>
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        <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3)&nbsp;Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
pursuant to Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11 (set forth the amount on which the
filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</TD>
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        <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp; Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule&nbsp;0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee
was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration
statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</TD>
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        <TD valign="bottom">SEC 1913 (02-02)</TD>
        <TD><b>Persons who are to respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid
OMB control number.</b></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">On
August&nbsp;21, 2007, H&amp;R Block, Inc. sent to its shareholders the
following pamphlet in connection with its solicitation of proxies for
its 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders:
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Mr.&nbsp;Breeden<BR>
Has It ALL Wrong</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Richard Breeden seems to be fundamentally confused as to the nature of H&#038;R Block&#146;s business.
His misguided strategies demonstrate his limited understanding of your company. We are concerned
that many of Mr.&nbsp;Breeden&#146;s so-called &#147;new ideas&#148; will be harmful to the value of your investment.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>The Divestiture Of H&#038;R Block Bank</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mr.&nbsp;Breeden fails to understand the competitive dynamics of our industry and how H&#038;R Block
Bank provides a key competitive advantage in growing our client base and retaining existing
clients. The Bank is an important driver of growth in our core tax business. Furthermore, he fails
to understand that the full potential of the Bank has not yet been realized. Divestiture at this
point in time would be costly &#151; essentially &#147;leaving money on the table&#148; for our shareholders.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>The Sale Of Option One</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mr.&nbsp;Breeden knew or should have known that we announced our intention to sell Option One on
November&nbsp;6, 2006, the day before his hedge fund purchased its first share of H&#038;R Block stock. We
followed through on that announcement and entered into an agreement to sell Option One in April,
2007. Mr.&nbsp;Breeden&#146;s continued attacks on the Option One business are destructive and disruptive and
pose a potential hindrance to closing the transaction.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Re-franchising</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mr.&nbsp;Breeden&#146;s cookie-cutter strategies will not work at H&#038;R Block. Re-franchising may have
worked at Applebee&#146;s but tax returns are not prepared in a kitchen. Mr.&nbsp;Breeden: if you took time
to learn about our business before providing your misguided business &#147;advice&#148; you would know
better. Re-franchising would result in significant tax liabilities diminishing shareholder value.
</DIV>


<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>H&#38;R BLOCK</B>
</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>VOTE<BR>
THE WHITE<BR>
PROXY TODAY</B>

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Your Vote Is Important, No Matter How Many Or How Few Shares You Own.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>If you have questions about how to vote your shares, or need additional assistance, please
contact the firm assisting us in the solicitation of proxies:</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INNISFREE M&#038;A INCORPORATED<BR>
Shareholders call Toll-Free: (877)&nbsp;456-3463<BR>
Banks and Brokers Call Collect: (212)&nbsp;750-5833</B>

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>IMPORTANT</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>We urge you NOT to sign any Blue proxy card sent to you by Breeden Partners. If you have already
done so, you have every legal right to change your vote by using the enclosed WHITE proxy card to
vote TODAY&#151;by telephone, by Internet, or by signing, dating and returning the WHITE proxy card in
the postage-paid envelope provided.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>This release may contain forward-looking statements, which are any statements that are not
historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current expectations of the
company and there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Because
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and speak only as of the date on which
they are made, the company&#146;s actual results could differ materially from these statements. These
risks and uncertainties relate to, among other things, the company&#146;s pending sale of Option One
Mortgage Corp.; competitive factors; regulatory capital requirements; the company&#146;s effective
income tax rate; litigation; and changes in
market, economic, political or regulatory conditions. Information concerning these risks and
uncertainties is contained in Item&nbsp;1A of the company&#146;s 2007 annual report on Form 10-K and in other
filings by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 16pt">On July&nbsp;31, 2007, H&#038;R Block began the process of mailing its definitive proxy statement (the &#147;Proxy
Statement&#148;), together with a WHITE proxy card, in connection with H&#038;R Block&#146;s 2007 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders. <B>The Proxy Statement contains important information about H&#038;R Block and the 2007
Annual Meeting. H&#038;R Block urges its shareholders to read the Proxy Statement carefully.</B>
Shareholders may obtain additional free copies of the Proxy Statement and other documents filed
with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)&nbsp;by H&#038;R Block through the website maintained by the
SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, copies of the Proxy Statement and other documents may be obtained
free of charge by directing a request to: H&#038;R Block, Inc., Attn: Corporate Secretary, 1 H&#038;R Block
Way, Kansas City, MO 64105, (816)&nbsp;854-3000 or from our website (www.hrblock.com). Copies of the
Proxy Statement also may be requested by contacting our proxy solicitor, Innisfree M&#038;A
Incorporated, at 877-456-3463 toll-free.
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