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Receivables (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2017
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Unclassified [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Short-Term Receivables | Receivables consist of the following:
(in 000s) |
As of |  | July 31, 2017 |  | July 31, 2016 |  | April 30, 2017
|  | Short-term |  | Long-term |  | Short-term |  | Long-term |  | Short-term |  | Long-term
Loans to franchisees |  | $ | 37,838 |  |  | $ | 40,111 |  |  | $ | 47,905 |  |  | $ | 46,461 |  |  | $ | 39,911 |  |  | $ | 36,614 |
Receivables for tax preparation and related fees |  | 39,031 |  |  | 6,316 |  |  | 39,115 |  |  | 5,528 |  |  | 54,506 |  |  | 6,316 |
Instant Cash Back® receivables |  | 4,338 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,515 |  |  | — |  |  | 37,150 |  |  | — |
H&R Block Emerald Advance® lines of credit |  | 21,755 |  |  | 9,711 |  |  | 24,857 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 26,325 |  |  | 5,069 |
Software receivables from retailers |  | 8,178 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,696 |  |  | — |  |  | 16,715 |  |  | — |
Royalties and other receivables from franchisees |  | 6,776 |  |  | 796 |  |  | 6,885 |  |  | — |  |  | 13,275 |  |  | 1,585 |
Other |  | 28,012 |  |  | 4,011 |  |  | 31,833 |  |  | 4,414 |  |  | 30,189 |  |  | 3,314 |
|  | 145,928 |  |  | 60,945 |  |  | 159,806 |  |  | 56,514 |  |  | 218,071 |  |  | 52,898 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | (54,924 | ) |  | — |  |  | (56,381 | ) |  | — |  |  | (55,296 | ) |  | — |
|  | $ | 91,004 |  |  | $ | 60,945 |  |  | $ | 103,425 |  |  | $ | 56,514 |  |  | $ | 162,775 |  |  | $ | 52,898 |
Schedule Of Receivables Based On Year Of Origination | These amounts as of July 31, 2017, by year of origination, are as follows:
(in 000s) |
Credit Quality Indicator – Year of origination: |  |
2017 |  | $ | 9,346 |
2016 and prior |  | 6,898 |
Revolving loans |  | 15,222 |
|  | $ | 31,466 |
Schedule Of Activity In The Allowance For Doubtful Accounts | Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts for our EA and all other short-term receivables for the three months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:
(in 000s) |
|  | EAs |  |  | All Other |  |  | Total |
Balances as of May 1, 2017 |  | $ | 10,123 |  |  | $ | 45,173 |  |  | $ | 55,296 |
Provision |  | — |  |  | 2,459 |  |  | 2,459 |
Charge-offs, net of recoveries |  | — |  |  | (2,831 | ) |  | (2,831 | )
Balances as of July 31, 2017 |  | $ | 10,123 |  |  | $ | 44,801 |  |  | $ | 54,924 |
Balances as of May 1, 2016 |  | $ | 9,007 |  |  | $ | 48,004 |  |  | $ | 57,011 |
Provision |  | 451 |  |  | 966 |  |  | 1,417 |
Charge-offs, net of recoveries |  | — |  |  | (2,047 | ) |  | (2,047 | )
Balances as of July 31, 2016 |  | $ | 9,458 |  |  | $ | 46,923 |  |  | $ | 56,381 |

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