Every year I find some error or inconsistency in the software which I have to override. This year they said I could deduct expenses for moving to a new area in order to take a new job. I laboriously got together all the records of various moving expenses, and worked my way through their interview on the subject. At the very end of the interview they told me that the law had changed and only military could take the deduction. I had the latest software update installed, yet they couldn’t tell me this at the beginning of the interview?!? I’m sick and tired of having to double check the accuracy of their software and will be looking for another company next year. And by the way don’t bother ordering a CD ROM of the software. They don’t send it, even when you complain that you never got it and they say they will send it out right away. And if you write a negative review be prepared to have to jump through several extra hoops to get it to go through.
Pros: Easy to import documents
Cons: Time consuming, Doesn't maximize refund, Hard to prepare
i could not send my return in to the IRS electronically for the last 2 years. last year i had to print and send a paper copy. this year i had to jump through all kind of hoops and quite a few phone calls before i could figure out what to change so i could send electronically.
I have used TaxAct and TurboTax. Not much difference. In 2022, I sold a rental property, first time to do that. The software left me with questions. It was not clear. I got on HRB chat, and after trying to get my questions answered, was told I would have to pay for it. Not good.