Customer Reviews for H&R Block - Tax Software Deluxe + State 2025 PC/Mac [Key Card] - Windows
Customer Rating
4
EZ to use
on March 6, 2019
Posted by: hondo77
from Texas
as a returning user, it gets easier each year. Only glitch was it wouldn't accept a payment date in Jan. for my last quarterly payment, even though it isn't due 'til 15 Jan.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Easy to import documents, Fast
I have been using a tax professional to do my taxes for years but her rate has gone up each year and gotten expensive. Last year I had her do my taxes and file but I also did them with H&R Block as a check and the results were almost identical. This year I did my own taxes and filed using H&R Block and saved hundreds. Since I had to assemble all the information for her anyway it's fairly easy to just put the information into H&R Block software instead. I have used Turbo Tax in the past and in my opinion this is easier and less confusing. I will continue to use H&R Block in the future.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents
I usually get it mailed to me in December from H&R Block. I install it in late December or early January. I have been using it since 1998. Found that I liked the interview process much easier then TurboTax. When ever I had an issue in the past H&R staff were very helpful resolving my issues. This year everything went very well and I was to resolve my questions within the software help feature.
I've used H&R software for several years. This year's was the absolute worst! Some Goto features didn't work as they were suppose to. One didn't work at all. Biggest issue was trying to e-file....would lock up with Server Busy error. The only way out was to reboot.
The partnership reported foreign expenses directly allocated to foreign sources for the partner. I reported it in the input which properly carried it to Form 1116 to reduce the gross foreign income allocated to partner, which was further reduced by apportioned total deductions. The remaining net foreign income was used to determine the foreign tax credit limit. When starting e-file, it said direct allocated entry not allowable for e-filing, which is ridiculous as it was an appropriate entry. I deleted the expense entry since foreign taxes paid were less than the correct limit, so larger limit irrelevant. E-filing then completed