Better value than Turbotax, but harder to navigate
on April 19, 2025
Posted by: MFG3
from San Diego CA
Verified Purchase:Yes
I've been using 'Block' Deluxe software for the last five tax seasons and find it a much better value than Turbotax. The software is reasonably intuitive and has a lot of options to research specific tax situations, but I still find it difficult to navigate when trying to backtrack to locate specific inputs or investigate errors that prevent one from finalizing the return. Also, when I first began using the software, I ended up duplicating some of my capital gains entries, almost doubling my tax debt. I caught this before I filed, but was disappointed that the software did not somehow flag this duplication.
Pros: Easy to import documents, Fast
I would recommend this to a friend!
Value
4
Response from HRBlockBy Joy, Social Media Department, April 21, 2025
Thank you for your kind words! We're delighted to hear that you had a great experience with us. Your satisfaction is our top priority, and we appreciate your business. Thank you for your valuable feedback, and we hope to see you again soon!
I've been using this tax program for many years and find it very easy to use. This year the K-1 handling was better and I appreciate that but more help would be very useful.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Easy to import documents
I would recommend this to a friend!
Value
5
Response from HRBlockBy Joy, Social Media Department, April 21, 2025
Thank you for your kind words! We're delighted to hear that you had a great experience with us. Your satisfaction is our top priority, and we appreciate your business. Thank you for your valuable feedback, and we hope to see you again soon!
I have used this software for 10+ years and it works good.
Pros: Easy to prepare
I would recommend this to a friend!
Value
5
Response from HRBlockBy Joy, Social Media Department, April 21, 2025
Thank you for your kind words! We're delighted to hear that you had a great experience with us. Your satisfaction is our top priority, and we appreciate your business. Thank you for your valuable feedback, and we hope to see you again soon!
I paid for Vermont state, but you don't support part-time residents. I wasted my money.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Value
1
Response from HRBlockBy Tra, Social Media Department, April 21, 2025
Thank you for your feedback! Your voice is heard and we appreciate knowing how we can make your experience better. Feel free to contact us at 1-800-472-5625 if we can assist in any way.
I've been using it for past few years because I can find it at an "affordable" price.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund
I would recommend this to a friend!
Value
5
Response from HRBlockBy Joy, Social Media Department, April 21, 2025
Hello, thank you for sharing your experience with us! We're pleased to hear that you had a positive experience at H&R Block. Your feedback is valuable to us, and we're glad we could meet your expectations. We can't wait to see you again soon!
I have used H&R block software for several years, changing from Turbo Tax. This year the software presented a challenge that it would not always update and when I went to send it in I was told I had to update before sending it. I updated the software and then when I tried to open it again, it said it could not find the file! I checked everywhere on the computer but to no avail. I had already put in emails, bank information, etc... and ended up having to start all over. Not happy!
Pros: Easy to import documents
Response from HRBlockBy Tra, Social Media Department, April 21, 2025
Thank you for your feedback! Your voice is heard and we appreciate knowing how we can make your experience better. Feel free to contact us at 1-800-472-5625 if we can assist in any way.
I believe this is the second time I have commented on this excellent tax software, for this 2024 tax year, and it worked out quite well for us. Even though I have use it for many , many years, since the days of DOS, it still remains my go to tool for completeness, accuracy and ease of use. I volunteer for the AARP TaxAide but have not tried to use that program for my personal taxes because of my success with H&R Block. Next year I may even opt for the more fuller program if I can find a good cost deal somewhere. Keep up the great work!
Pros: Easy to prepare, Fast
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from HRBlockBy Joy, Social Media Department, April 21, 2025
Hello, thank you for sharing your experience with us! We're pleased to hear that you had a positive experience at H&R Block. Your feedback is valuable to us, and we're glad we could meet your expectations. We can't wait to see you again soon!
Program worked well except for accuracy check. Potential errors flagged were very frustrating. Turns out the accuracy check was using outdated tax forms that had changed for tax year 2024. It was referring to non-existent worksheets. This took me considerable time to figure out. I now have much less faith in the software I have been using for years.
Cons: Time consuming
I would recommend this to a friend!
Value
5
Response from HRBlockBy Tra, Social Media Department, April 21, 2025
Thank you for your feedback! Your voice is heard and we appreciate knowing how we can make your experience better. Feel free to contact us at 1-800-472-5625 if we can assist in any way.