I worked as a self employed contractor and this system was confusing. Assistance is offered on each section however the answers are vague and not helpful. I would not recommend spending money on this again. I would rather go to a professional for help in the future.
Cons: Time consuming, Doesn't maximize refund, Hard to fix issues, Hard to prepare
I have used H&R Block, and its predecessor TaxCut for many years, since home computer based tax packages first came out. This year's version is by far the worst. I wanted to file an extension. After putting in the information I had, and estimating the others, I tried to print the form for mailing. The software is unable to find my printer, so I printed in to a pdf file, which I still couldn't print. So I tried to file electronically, but it kept asking me to check and recheck the same data. Asked for my drivers license info twice. I am not sure even now if the extension has been.
Sorry H&R, you lost a long time customer.
Cons: Time consuming, Hard to fix issues, Hard to prepare
I have used the federal and my local state software for years, and had no issues. This year I had to file in several states, but the various state programs were expensive and had no real direction to them. I had to spend hours on the sate websites looking up instructions, and even then it was confusing. I found I had to constantly find the various forms and manually fill them out. I will use other software in the future.
The IRS instructions wanted me to put a word in a column which H&R had as date only. Could not override. Tried to access a feature which used the web. Page appeared after minutes - it was blank. Never got it to work.
Cons: Time consuming, Doesn't maximize refund, Hard to fix issues, Hard to prepare, Hard to import
I have had a business for years. I loaded my prior years return to start with. I entered my business data for the current year The software lost my business data. it allowed me to file my return without even checking vs the prior year to verify everything was right. Do not buy this product
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.