Customer Reviews for H&R Block - Premium Tax Software
Customer Rating
4
why the change?
on April 14, 2019
Posted by: dramoeba
from Kentucky
I had to really work to find the payment voucher forms after I efiled and the fed 1040-V form didn't have the address of where to send the payment, I had to get that from the IRS. It wasn't like this last year.
Skips over improvements for rental property. IRA d
on April 14, 2019
Posted by: bobal
from Millbrook, AL
Have been using for years. Still skips over improvements for rental property. Poor guidance for depreciation. IRA distribution is not included in 1040 p2. 4a and filing instructions fail to advise you to attach associated 1099-R. Is shown properly on Alabama Form 40 p2 4a. Al instructions omit attaching 1099's.
I bought H&R because of the ability to see the "whole form" but this was limited as the forms do not appear as the IRS doc appear. Each doc should have the accompanying instructions but do not seem to, instead I was directed to the IRS site. I had a question that the H&R software could not answer and the IRS is not taking calls on the subject.
Also, the deduction process is backwards. Tell me what the standard deduction amount will be, then review options to compare my deduction potential. No sense in wasting time digging up info for contributions etc. if I cannot come close to the standard deduction.
Cons: Time consuming, Doesn't maximize refund, Hard to prepare
I use this because I started using it a few years and I like the way it imports the prior years data. I hate the way it charges you an additional fee to file a state return.
The Connecticut program is not fully updated. It does not incorporate the latest rules for calculating the social security adjustment, consequently understating the subtraction from AGI. See Connecticut DRS Announcement 2108(7). If I had not caught this error, I would paid about $150 too much in Connecticut income tax.