Antiquated software that was inflexible and did not have common edge cases e.g. married filing separately with dependent care expenses. Oh and couldn't link to Schwab until way too close to the filing deadline.
Cons: Doesn't maximize refund, Hard to prepare, Hard to import documents
H&R Block tax software is so easy to use. I've used it for 9 years. Last year I sold my house and it was a lot easier than I expected to handle the tax end of it.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents, Fast
Excellent software, easy to navigate, updated Federal and State laws regarding deductions, donations, and exemptions, all the necessary worksheets needed and great quick tips.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents, Fast
This software is very easy to use once you get into it. I feel much more securing using this software than doing taxes manually, and takes much less time.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Easy to import documents, Fast
Software works reasonably well for the federal return (3 star) but NOT for the Arizona state return (one star). This has caused me much aggravation with the state dept. of revenue.
It has misleading instructions for the state tax credit for donations to schools, which can cause one to miss the credit or if it does generate the credit, it fails to subtract the credit from deductions.
It also enters the wrong amount for exclusion of a federal pension and because of confusing instructions, it leads to double-counting of the Social Security equivalent of Railroad Retirement.