The program was useless. Support for software malfunctions was unavailable. There is no interview for the California State business tax and no pro support.
The H&R Block software product is terrible for a small business owner. I have a simple S-corp return to do, but the software is fraught with errors, forcing you to do a lot of overrides. I have used for years, and it gets worse every year. The only reason I keep using it is to start from scratch with Turbotax would take so much time, and I no where most of the problems are now and how to work around them.
Pros: Easy to prepare
Cons: Time consuming, Doesn't maximize refund
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
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A Complete Enigma
on July 5, 2020
Posted by: mrjkw
from Livermore, CA
From a user point of view, the software is not very well organized. A. In order tax return done, I had to go back-and-forth between form (W2, 1099, etal) data entry and tax forms. I had to refer back to form 1099-MISCs on SEVERAL occasions. VERY CONFUSING B. The software makes references to thing that are not apparent UNLESS you know what the software designer intended. C. The Interview Mode is incomplete.
One is. alternately, treated like a novice and an expert. Make up your mind HR Block!!!
It took me 5 iterations to get through the process. You need to do better!!! To sell this for anyone other than a seasoned tax preparer is wrong. TOTALLY MISREPRESENTED!!!
I don't think I'm going to use this software again. IT IS BAD
PS: I cannot attest to the accuracy of the return. I hope its ok.
Cons: Time consuming, Hard to prepare, Hard to import documents
Used it for years uploads previous years so after first year inputting info becomes super simple, can down load w2 etc. and doing them yourself You can change numbers to finished taxes to see how a larger or smaller 401 k or ira contribution etc. will effect taxes. As opposed to dropping info off and having no understanding what you should be doing differently.