Customer Reviews for H&R Block - Tax Software Deluxe + State 2025 PC/Mac [Key Card] - Windows
Customer Rating
5
Extremely easy to use and also comprehensive
on April 15, 2023
Posted by: Flavius
from Philadelphia, PA
I’ve been using H&R Block Deluxe for both Federal & State tax preparation since the early 2000s. It gets easier and more comprehensive every year. The questionnaire format provides a simple interface that guides one through the entire process and automatically completes only one’s required tax forms. Also, one can quite easily navigate to any section of questions or view any official tax form at any time during the process. If one is not sure of the answer(s) to specific questions or needs to research specific data, one can skip ahead, then easily return to that section at a later time. Tip: every new tax year, I’ll use the previous years’s software version to enter interim data so I can keep a rough estimate of my taxes as the year progresses. Then, I’ll switch to the latest version when it becomes available. This way, I can keep tabs on how much in estimated taxes to pay each Quarter, and shouldn’t be presented with any big surprises when I officially complete the current year’s taxes. We’ll worth the price as the tax software pays for itself multiple times over in both saving money and time.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents, Fast
Did not update for all the IRS and CA filing exceptions including deferred payment dates. Waited for update scheduled for April 14 which did not happen.
As a software developer specializing in User Interface and User Experience design, I'm very impressed by the thoughtful design of this product. I can't say that filing tax returns is ever fun, but doing them this way is as slick and painless as I can imagine. My past returns carry over and feed into the current year as needed without any extra searching. My federal return flows over seamlessly into my Oregon state return with repeating any data entry. Most impressive is the fusion of sequential entry (for those who prefer to wait and do it all at once) with random-access entry (for those who prefer to add information as it arrives piecemeal throughout the year), or any combination of both. So slick. The first-rate design has kept me coming back year after year for a decade. Kudos!
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents, Fast