Win a Free iPod Touch From H&R Block

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This giveaway is now closed to new entries. Thanks to everyone who has participated. We will be selecting the winners shortly.

It’s time for another giveaway. H&R Block wants to give an iPod Touch to two Consumerism Commentary readers. The iPods will be delivered with an app pre-installed to help taxpayers as we approach the final filing stretch.

The strongest feature of the “H&R Block Tax Answers App,” available here from the Apple store, is the ability to get personalized answers to your tax questions. When using the app, your iPhone or iPod Touch with WiFi is connected directly to H&R Block’s Get it Right Community, with 1,000 tax experts on hand. In general, you will receive your response, for free, within 24 hours.

Other features include a glossary so you can quickly get a definition for an unfamiliar tax term and a quiz where you can test your tax knowledge.

As you can see from the Tax Answers app’s main menu, you can also use this program to locate the nearest H&R Block office. If nothing else, you can use this for a scavenger hunt or you can check with your friends to see who has the most locations in a ten-mile radius of his or her home.

As I’ve mentioned before, an independent tax accountant completes my tax return. If you have a simple tax situation, many online tools are available. H&R Block’s At Home is the company’s re-branding of TaxCut, and other perennial favorites include Intuit’s TurboTax and TaxACT. All of these options offer free federal filing for taxpayers in certain situations.

How to win a free iPod Touch

I’m going to keep this simple. If you would like to be entered in the giveaway to win one of two iPod Touch devices, leave a comment here. If you want two extra chances, follow @flexo on Twitter and link to this giveaway on Twitter with the following phrase:

Win a free iPod Touch from @flexo and @ConsumerismComm! http://bit.ly/d5r1BS

You must enter by 11:59 EDT on Friday, March 19, 2010. Two winners will be chosen randomly from among the respondents within a few days of the giveaway’s end. As always, only one set of entries (comment and Twitter) per name or IP address is allowed.

Now for some fine print. H&R Block is providing the iPod Touch devices directly to Consumerism Commentary readers. The software is being provided independently of any other H&R Block reviews posted on Consumerism Commentary. Consumerism Commentary is an authorized affiliate of H&R Block.

This giveaway is now closed to new entries. Thanks to everyone who has participated. We will be selecting the winners shortly.

Updated March 21, 2011 and originally published March 15, 2010. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the RSS feed or receive daily emails. Follow @flexo on Twitter and visit our Facebook page for more updates.

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Luke Landes, also known as Flexo, is the founder of Consumerism Commentary. He has been blogging and writing for the internet since 1995 and has been building online communities since 1991. Find out more about him and follow Flexo on Twitter. View all articles by Flexo.

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Linda Klages

I hate tax time – let someone else do it for me please………………

SavingEverything

Please count me in… my entry didnt appear yet on your listing. Let us know how winners are randomnly selected, who does the selection, who supervises it, and how you will avoid people using alternate IP’s and emails and public internet accesses.ANd, how are you an authorized affiliate of H&R?

Flexo ♦125,047 (Platinum): Those who participate receive either one (if they leave a comment) or three (if they leave a comment, follow on Twitter, and retweet) sequential numbers. I remove entries that do not follow the rules listed above by looking for comments with the same IP address. There is no consideration for two different people using the same public computer or the same proxy server. I will see this as the same IP address and subsequent entries will be disqualified. The random number generator at random.org is used to select two random numbers. I’ll contact the winners privately. Consumerism Commentary is an authorized affiliate through Commission Junction.

wlou

Thanks for the contest, something positive taking place during tax season.

Monica

This is exactly what my son wants for his birthday in April…..great giveaway!

Bryce Utterback

I would love to win the ipod touch :)

Betty

Her’s to H&R Block!

Joseph

Thanks alot. I would love to own an iphone =)

Joseph: sorry i-touch =P

Nick Wedige

I would Love to have a Ipod touch…. I’ve been working so hard on saving up for one but with student loans it’s kinda hard… It’s a awesome giveaway and it means a lot to people. Thanks!!!!!!!

rick

here is my comment for entry

John

Throwing my hat in the ring.

Burcu

please enter me

Latisha

sweet giveaway! i will definitely tweet this!

Chris

I would love a touch….

Madeline

I owe this year. Would definitely love an iTouch!

Christopher

Exciting.

Katrine

This would be the first time that doing my taxes would be music to my ears!

Jonathan Wright

Enter me to win!

CYvers

Sign me up!

Jay

I would love to win this Touch-ing event!

Steph

I could definitely use this! Thanks

valentina wynnchuk

I’m always happy with getting my taxes done at H&R. Also, this latest contest is a winner. Thank you.

Ben

this would be awesome

Monica Kelly-Parlee

I’m entering on St. Patrick’s Day and hoping my Irish roots will help me win this great prize!!

CommRE

I like my odds!

angel

i want it so bad

juan

Great giveaway, always wanted one of these gadgets! I actually installed the app on my verizon droid, kind of disappointed in the slow responses i got from some tax questions i posted, better late than never, i suppose. Good luck to everyone!

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