I have an estate that is going for multiple years due to contracts. The year after the I used HRB as usual to file the taxes Even though I put the date of death as 2017, the program created a 1040 for the estate for 2018, rather than warning me that a 1041 was actually needed. Getting and filling out the forms from the IRS was easy. Having to pay a penalty to the IRS for this information was REALLY annoying (after they rejected the 2018 forms I sent.) How about a warning from HRB? It would have felt better.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Easy to import documents, Fast
Information was not able to be imported over from what was completed online, accounts did not link up. Refund amounts were lower than what was given to me when completing free online software but upgrade was needed due to Savers Credit that I was not allowed to file without having.
Pros: Easy to import documents
Cons: Time consuming, Doesn't maximize refund, Hard to prepare