Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2021

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table disaggregates our U.S. tax services revenues by major service line, with revenues from our international tax services businesses and from Wave included as separate lines:

					(in 000s)
Year ended April 30,	2021		2020		2019
Revenues:
U.S. assisted tax preparation	$	2,035,107	$	1,533,303	$	1,858,998
U.S. royalties	226,253		193,411		243,541
U.S. DIY tax preparation	313,055		208,901		261,413
International	249,868		180,065		220,562
Refund Transfers	163,329		154,687		169,985
Emerald Card®	136,717		92,737		98,256
Peace of Mind® Extended Service Plan	98,882		105,185		108,114
Tax Identity Shield®	40,624		31,797		35,661
Interest and fee income on Emerald AdvanceSM	53,430		60,867		58,182
Wave	58,277		36,711		—
Other	38,445		42,056		40,169
Total revenues	$	3,413,987	$	2,639,720	$	3,094,881

Changes in Balances of Deferred Revenue and Wages

Changes in the balances of deferred revenue and wages for POM are as follows:

							(in 000s)
POM	Deferred Revenue				Deferred Wages
Year ended April 30,	2021		2020		2021		2020
Balance, beginning of the year	$	183,685	$	212,511	$	21,618	$	27,306
Amounts deferred	115,114		95,032		11,367		10,708
Amounts recognized on previous deferrals	(114,928)		(123,858)		(12,816)		(16,396)
Balance, end of the year	$	183,871	$	183,685	$	20,169	$	21,618