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Many Happy Returns

Many Happy Returns The Story of Henry Bloch, America's Tax Man

Author: Thomas M. Bloch
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780470767771
Published In: October 2010
Format: Hardback , 240 pages
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The inside story of H&R Block's entrepreneurial founder Henry Bloch

In 1955 Henry Bloch and his brother Dick founded H&R Block. Through a mixture of hard work and luck, they transitioned this Kansas City based bookkeeping business into a tax preparation firm just as the IRS stopped preparing tax returns for people. Over the course of more than fifty years, the company grew to become the largest tax preparation firm in the world, serving more than twenty million clients a year.

Many Happy Returns tells the compelling story of this company and its founder through Thomas Bloch, Henry's son, who worked along side his father for nearly twenty years. Page by page, you'll discover the rich history of this successful organization, and how Henry Bloch's relentless focus on providing consistent quality at the lowest cost helped the company expand into the worldwide industry leader it is today.
- Explores the professional and personal life of one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the United States
- Written by one of the closest people to Henry Bloch, his son, Thomas
- Details fifty years of H&R Block's rich history, from its humble beginnings to the present day
- Reveals the hard-won and fresh insights straight from one of the most uncommon business leaders of a generation
Inspiring and informative, Many Happy Returns is the true story of a man who achieved the American Dream.
Introduction (Henry W. Bloch).
Author's Note.

Chapter One: Chip off the Ol' Block.

Childhood Lessons.

Without a Road Map.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Two: Heaven Can Wait.

Off to War.

A Lucky Bastard.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Three: Three Nobodies with an Idea.

A Tradition of Trailblazers.

Carrying on the Entrepreneurial Spirit.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Four: Taking the Plunge.

The Plan.

The Start.

A New Partner.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Five: Made in Heaven.

The Courtship.

The Union.

The Family.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Six: A Blockbuster Idea.

This Tax Thing.

The Birth of an Industry.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Seven: New York, New York.

The Second Season.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Eight: Building Blocks.

Entrepreneurship 101.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Nine: Going Places.

Like a Family.

Going Public.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Ten: Learning to Soar.

Little Details.

The Best Ideas.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Eleven: Setbacks and Comebacks.

The Aftermath.

Distractions.

A Dreadful Diagnosis.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Twelve: Heartbroken.

A Bad Dream.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Thirteen: Gains and Losses.

Transitions.

A Transformation.

Mourning.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Fourteen: Block Heads.

Blunders.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Fifteen: A Fork in the Road.

Hitting a Wall.

More Taxing Times.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Sixteen: A Taxing System.

Tax History.

Tax Policy.

The Ideal Tax System.

Henry’s Deductions.

Chapter Seventeen: Opening Doors.

The Bloch School.

The Bloch Scholars.

A Debt to Society.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Eighteen: Making an Impression.

Giving Back.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Nineteen: And Then Some.

Secrets of the Successful Entrepreneur.

Building the Winning Team.

Thriving in the Changing Marketplace.

Creating a Responsible and Dynamic Business.

True Success.

Henry's Deductions.

Chapter Twenty: Miscellaneous Deductions.

A Decent Man.

Notes.

Acknowledgments.

About the Author.

Index.
Thomas M. Bloch is an author, speaker, educator, entrepreneur, former CEO of H&R Block, and the son of its cofounder, Henry Bloch. Tom worked closely with his father at H&R Block for nearly two decades, serving as President and CEO while Henry was Chairman of the Board. In 1995, Tom Bloch resigned as CEO to?become a teacher in an impoverished inner-city section of Kansas City. He cofounded University Academy, an urban college preparatory charter school.