Customer Reviews for H&R Block - Premium Tax Software
Customer Rating
4
Excellent if you have all of the correct forms
on March 18, 2019
Posted by: Barbara2324
from Harker Heights, Tx
I do like the product and will use it next year. I would suggest that a section be put in to deal with what to do if a form hasn't been received. Most of the time you have to fill out another form to explain the issue and the fact that you are estimating it. For example; if you don't receive the K-1 form, then you fill out an 8082 form to explain the discrepancy. Finding these forms is a time consuming process on the IRS website. Another thing is to explain what you do in an inheritance if the trustee doesn't file a 8971 form because of the estate being under a $ amount. Just some suggestions to improve your product.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents, Fast
I have never used a CD based software to file taxes, its been always online, I decided to give it a try! It was slightly confusing at first but within minutes I got back to where I wanted to be with my returns - adding forms and using calculators. Would definitely use it next year!
I've used H&R Block software for 5 years or so, since Turbotax raised its prices to what I considered an exorbitant rate one year. HRB was not as good at the time, but it was sufficient. It is still sufficient, but has some quirks that irritate me. One is that you can look at only one actual form at a time. Often, I'd like to look at a federal 1040, and the schedules that support it. However, it's GoTo feature is the most useful part of the program. I like that.
I bought this program to help with my rental home which it did, and expected to have the free state return as well. Still charged me for the state return.