EXHIBIT 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



         In connection with the annual report of H&R Block, Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2005 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, William
L. Trubeck, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.



                                        /s/ William L. Trubeck
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                                        William L. Trubeck
                                        Executive Vice President and Chief
                                        Financial Officer
                                        H&R Block, Inc.
                                        August 4, 2005