H&R BLOCK INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Jul 1, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: H&R BLOCK INC (HRB)
CIK: 0000012659
Period of Report: 2004-06-30

Reporting Person: TAIT STEVEN (President, Business Services)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-06-30	Common Stock, without par value	A	7000	$47.680	Acquired	14500.0000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-06-30	Call Option to Purchase	$47.680	A	30000	Acquired	2014-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (30000.00)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Call Option to Purchase	$42.850	2013-04-01	Common Stock, without par value (50000.00)	50000.00	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$43.250	2013-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (40000.00)	40000.00	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Restricted shares of Common Stock granted under the H&R Block, Inc. 2003 Long-Term Executive Compensation Plan.