The Homeowners and Investors version is easy to use and certainly does the math nicely. In comparison to the competition, the H&R bliock software does a nice job but at less purchase cost. While the purpose of the software is not to teach income tax, it would be a better package with a more extensive set of pop up boxes explain some of the obscure tax lingo, reporting requirements, and computational reasons and processes. For instance, this year I needed to report a schedule K for an estate and although it was certainly easy to make the entries, it would have been really nice to understand what were the entries, reporting requirements, and computations processes. That said, I still plan on using the 2020 software for next year's taxes.
H & R Block is the only tax software I have used for over 20 years. I have never had a problem receiving tax advice when I needed it and the software has always prompted me to make sure I was consistent from year to year and did not have input errors etc. I have never had a problem with the I.R.S. or our state revenue dept.
I have been using H&R Block for doing taxes for a very long time. I do all of my family's taxes. It is so easy to use. Thanks for making the task of doing taxes so simple and easy.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents, Fast