I have been using the HR Block tax preparation software for many years, and I never had a problem completing my tax forms. I was never audited or questioned by the IRS. Using the tax program is very easy and understandable.
Being a US expat living in Canada, it's hard to know how to exempt interest income, 401K and social security. Granted complicated issue, but would be nice to have more guidance, since I need to file the rest of my life both US and Canadian returns.
This is the second time I've used the H&R Block basic software, it's easy to install, and very user friendly. It's definitely worth the nomial price and I highly recommend it.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents, Fast
Good program, but I should have read the fine print. When it mentioned free e filing I assumed it was for both state and federal. Wish you would make it clear that only federal e filing is included.
The software took almost an hour to get running, despite trying to install it on two difference computers and attempting to use both the mailed cd as well as the download from your site. I then had to waste time manually entering both joint and separate tax information, despite the fact that well written software should be able to take in two people's tax information once, and then provide the joint-file and separate-file results.
I have used H&R tax preparation products for over 10 years now. So easy and so accurate. Allows me to look at different scenarios for planning. They stand by their product.
Always reliable. On-screen forms look less like the actual paper forms do than some others; amount you will print out for your own records if you follow recommendations is cumbersome. Helps prevent you from making mistakes by forcing you to double check you work before submitting it, which is a huge plus. Interview format helps you make sure you are submitting data for all forms needed to get a maximum refund. Very affordable for what one gets, especially in non-income tax states. Usually easy to retrieve prior year returns for data comparisons.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents