Customer reviews from HRBlock
H&R Block - Premium Tax Software - Mac OS [Digital]
Average customer rating
3.1
(263 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 263 reviews
5 Stars
97
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
35
1 Star
82
55%of customers recommend this product.
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137 out of
249)
Customer Reviews for H&R Block - Premium Tax Software - Mac OS [Digital]
Customer Rating
1
Don't buy if you received a Form 1099 from broker
on April 8, 2018
Posted by: bentler
I bought this program thinking it would guide me through my various 1099B brokerage statements. It did NOT. It did not properly guide me to the Form 8949 when it should have especially when faced with transactions whose cost basis was not reported to the IRS. The questionnaire should have covered this topic. It is a rather simple question on each transaction.
After I completed the software's Form 8949 to the best of my ability yet I saw changes in the amount I owe vary from 0-$300. This entire process left me with a feeling that I may have paid in to the Government more than I should have. After tax season I may go a HR block office to have them file an amended return because I am so uncertain of the results of this software.
I thought I may need to file an extension. Once I selected this option I could not get out of a software loop until I re-went through the entire interview process. This only takes a few minutes but it took me an hour to try to stop the software from printing an extension.
After I completed the software's Form 8949 to the best of my ability yet I saw changes in the amount I owe vary from 0-$300. This entire process left me with a feeling that I may have paid in to the Government more than I should have. After tax season I may go a HR block office to have them file an amended return because I am so uncertain of the results of this software.
I thought I may need to file an extension. Once I selected this option I could not get out of a software loop until I re-went through the entire interview process. This only takes a few minutes but it took me an hour to try to stop the software from printing an extension.
Pros: Easy to install
Cons: Time consuming, Hard to fix issues, Hard to prepare
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Value
1
Written by a customer while visiting HRBlock
Customer Rating
2
Too many issues too little time.
on April 8, 2018
Posted by: Mc CPA
Pack patience if using the digital downloads, especially if you upgrade from deluxe to premium.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Fast
Cons: Hard to install
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting HRBlock
Customer Rating
2
Easy to use but program is not getting smarter
on April 11, 2018
Posted by: Taaxman
HR Block premium gets the job done if you have stocks, mutual funds, and an investment rental property. I use every year so I always start by importing the previous years taxes. But there are too many cases where it asks you for information that it should already know. For example, the program will ask for some info and then when you click help it tells you to loon on line xxx on form yyy. Why not just load the information and ask the user to confirm it is correct. And there are other cases where it ask you for info and provides absolutely no guidance or explanation as to what they are looking for. There should ALWAYS be some type of explanation. And there are annoying bugs that they never fix. For example, every year it merges my address with a previous address. No matter how many times I re-enter it or if I delete form it always reverts back to the merged result
Cons: Hard to fix issues
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting HRBlock
Customer Rating
1
Unhappy with product
on April 12, 2018
Posted by: Unhappy 2
MN state return did not calculate deductions from Schedule A properly & was not fixed until after April 6th. 2018 Form 1040ES was not available until April 12th -- quite late for a very easy form!! Took too long to wrap up my return. Doubt that I'll use H&R Block next year.
Pros: Easy to install, Easy to import
Cons: Time consuming, Doesn't maximize refund, Hard to fix issues
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting HRBlock
Customer Rating
2
poblems
on April 12, 2018
Posted by: bectax
Program wouldn't let me e-file. Kept saying to update program and I did several times.
Pros: Easy to prepare
Cons: Hard to fix issues
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Value
2
Written by a customer while visiting HRBlock
Customer Rating
2
Printing Estimated Taxes
on April 13, 2018
Posted by: EstimateMe
I've used this program for awhile now, and every year I spend hours trying to print my estimated taxes. You would think this would be a simple "print estimated taxes button," but it is not, and I forget each year how I did it the last time. Here I am, just a few days prior to the due date, and searching again...
Pros: Easy to install, Easy to prepare
Cons: Time consuming
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting HRBlock
Customer Rating
1
(-) Star
on April 13, 2018
Posted by: TonyBee
No recommended
By paying the highest price and not able to e-file your report.
Trying over and over following the program steps. Te results were the same. "Your report was not transmitted"
They took the credit card payment and e-file fees!
By paying the highest price and not able to e-file your report.
Trying over and over following the program steps. Te results were the same. "Your report was not transmitted"
They took the credit card payment and e-file fees!
Cons: Time consuming, Doesn't maximize refund, Hard to fix issues, Hard to import
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Value
1
Written by a customer while visiting HRBlock
Customer Rating
1
Disappointed
on April 15, 2018
Posted by: Jeff961
The H&R Block 2017 software did not allow me to claim one of my eligible children as a child tax credit, therefore forcing me to print and mail my return.
Cons: Doesn't maximize refund, Hard to fix issues
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Value
1
Written by a customer while visiting HRBlock