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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated June 19, 2001 relating to the
financial statements as of and for the years ended April 30, 2001 and 2000,
which appears in the 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders of H&R Block, Inc.,
which is incorporated by reference in H&R Block, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended April 30, 2001. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated June 19, 2001 relating to the financial statement
schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.




/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
September 28, 2001