KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ H&R Block Inc. (HRB) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $673.2 million.

The Kansas City, Missouri-based company said it had net income of $4.05 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $4.11 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.51 per share.

The tax preparer posted revenue of $2.06 billion in the period.

H&R Block expects full-year revenue in the range of $3.38 billion to $3.43 billion.

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