It's a good program, but had major issues with filing online. It would not send mine or my daughters. I had to mail them. And if I could have sent it via internet, then I would have been able to send my NY filing in free-filing online. All of that was very frustrating. Not sure if I want to purchase this product again for next year.
Cons: Time consuming, Hard to fix issues, Hard to import
It is easy to do my taxes except for one part...Royalty income of oil/gas lease. The program states oil and gas lease income should come on K-1, but I get 1099 -Misc. It needs more explanation of when to enter. Some places are to enter oil/gas income IF you were the one removing the oil/gas from the ground. Some places are IF you invested money to remove oik/gas from the ground. We sold land, but kept the mineral rights to that land so we get income when a company removes oil/gas from the ground. So, we get a 1099-Misc. Every year it is a pain to figure out where to put the income on the program. Please explain it better on the program.
Pros: Easy to install, Easy to prepare, Easy to import
Chokes on K-1 Forms - Itemized Lists don't line up
on October 21, 2018
Posted by: Allen45
from Virginia
Verified Purchase:Yes
I have been using HR Block for a number of years. It is ill-equipped for handling a K-1 from partnerships. It does not recognize codes that are perfectly legal in the IRS guidance pubs. If you create itemized lists on the deductions page (e.g. a list of medical bills or insurance costs), the lists don't line up to the lines they are supposed to. If you want to see the list for 1h, you have to choose 1g, and so on. On the top entry page, the line items are not identified so you have to bring up the form, but it does not align right anyway. There is no easy way to report bugs in the program. It's fine for standard easy returns, but can be a pain in more difficult situations. However, having seen it's main competitor, I still prefer to use this program. It gives you 5 free Federal transmissions,, but wants about $ 20 to send a state in. I don't need five free Federal returns, I need a completely free Federal and one state. I always print my state returns and mail them more cheaply. It says it has printed all the forms for the state return, but VA needs a Schedule E for filing and the program DOES NOT automatically print one. I always have to go back and print another Schedule E to attach.