Legal Opinion
Roy Carbajal v. H & R Block Tax Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 2004No. 03-3722PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
In 1999 H & R Block prepared Roy Carbajal’s 1998 federal tax return. Its calculations showed that Carbajal could expect a refund of $5,001. Carbajal applied for what Block calls a “rapid refund,” a transaction that couples a loan with the assignment of the refund as security for repayment. The documents underlying this refund-anticipation loan provide that the lender also may use the money to retire any earlier year’s loan (a balance due could exist if the actual refund was less than anticipated and the taxpayer did not return the excess), and that any dispute…
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