I have been using H&R Block software for a number of years. I find it easy to use with its question and response format. It is a timesaver and gives me confidence that my return is compliant with the tax codes. My return is not complicated, yet I save hundreds of dollars by using the software rather than a tax preparer.
I have used H&R Block for years. it is great. I have little or no trouble following each step. The verification at the end erases all possibility of mistakes.
I have been using H & R Block Tax software for the past 10+ years. This years version continues to be very easy to use on my Mac as it walks you through the return preparation. I enjoy doing the return myself and avoid the hassle and cost of using a CPA. Accurate and easy to use.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents, Fast
It's cookie-cutter software. Most years, it has been fine for my situation. But not all years. For example, if you are covered by your employer's High Deductible Health Plan for the entirety of 2019, but decide to voluntarily retire on January 1, 2020 and sign up for Medicare effective January 1, 2020, you are retroactively signed up for Medicare part A going back 6 months, forcing you to withdraw excess HSA contributions for 6 months. I made the withdrawal on January 2, 2020. The HSA contributions were pre-tax and were taken out of my paycheck. So the withdrawal of the excess contributions has to be reportable income because it reduced my taxable income on my 2019 W2 federal wages (maybe state wages as well). My 2020 return will need to address this withdrawal. The H&R Block software is incapable of dealing with this when the withdrawal occurs on the year following the actual excess contributions. I will need to pay a tax preparer to take care of this when I do my 2020 tax return.