"Next" Level
Not your Father's ITC
TKA TKO
Inspiring Hiring
DA 'BURGH!
100

This is the CE deadline for ALL associates.    You can now enjoy your Thanksgiving meal without worry...

What is December 15th, 2025?

100

This is the date the calling campaigns for ITC launch.

What is August 11th?

100

This score is required to pass the TKA.

What is 80%?

100

Something we can always take better advantage of, these great candidates have nearly double the graduation rate of the rest of the candidate pool?

What are referrals?

100

Want your salad "Picksburg Style"?   Then expect these on top of it...

What are "French Fries?"

200

The new Tax Associate role replaces both of these positions.

What are First Year Tax Professionals and Accelerated Tax Professionals?

200

This is the amount of hours for the Virtual Instructor led ITC course.

What is 40 hours?

200

There are this many parts to the TKA this year

What are three?

200

This wonderful application is sometimes forgotten about, but will have great "now hiring" collateral available for you!

What is "FAMS?"

200

This structure may appear to be one of many in Pittsburgh, but it sets itself apart in it's ability to introduce you to town from the Fort Pitt Tunnel, and give you a few brief seconds to determine how you'd like to proceed.    4 options, 300 feet...good luck!

What is the Fort Pitt Bridge?

300

Roses are red, violets are blue, as they say.   But it will be only be this many CE hours that will be due...

What is 10 hours?

300

This is the first step an ITC lead should take in beginning their journey with H&R Block...

What is "apply for a Tax Associate Position"?

300

Our goal by adding Tax Associate Advocates is to reduce attrition for our Tax Associates by this percentage versus prior year?

What is 10%?

300

If you've worked in the last three Tax Seasons, we consider you this.    And no, not the manager of a baseball team or what you do between hop and jump.   This makes you so special that your cert level is retained!

What are "skippers"?

300

If you happen to stop by a Primanti Brothers restaurant in town, you see that the cheesesteak is marked as the #2 seller.    This is the #1 seller...

What is Iron City Beer?

400

You never forget how to ride a bike, once you've learned.    Once you've certified to be this, you never have to certify again!

What is Small Business Certification?

400

These are the three seperate ways to take the ITC course.

What are:   Virtual Instructor Led, On Demand (External Students), Self-Study (Internal Students)

400

If you don't at first succeed in passing the TKA, dust yourself off and try it again.   Try, try it again.    You have this many attempts to pass (with two different case studies.)

What is four attempts?

400

This group of Tax Professionals are our top priority to rehire and retain into TS26.

What are Sophomore Tax Pros?

400

Heinz is synonymous with Pittsburgh history, and it's 57 flavors (products) were once shipped all over the world from right here.    While known for Catsup (Ketchup), it was in fact this product that they first produced and sold to the public?

What is Horseradish?

500

As a way to ensure a smooth transition for our new Tax Professionals, the newly-created Tax Associate advocate will support the new associates in your district between these months.

What are December through April?

500

Under this year's structure, Tax Associates will be able to earn up to this much money in bonus, if they meet the prescribed requirements?

What is $750?

500

If you completed the TKA, you are no longer required to complete these in your first year.

What are CE Hours?

500

This is the date that our Prior Tax Pros, Tax Associates, MTL's and TL's officially "start" for Tax Season 25.   Call it, "V for Vendetta Eve"...

What is November 4th?

500

In 1995, this movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme was shot in Pittsburgh, much of it in the old Civic Arena, home of the Penguins, and even cast some of the team and announcers in the film...

What is "Sudden Death"?

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