My whole family uses this software to do our taxes every year. We have done so for ten or more years. I don't remember when we first started, but I wouldn't dare switch. The program saves your information from the prior years to access for the current year. It "remembers" your pertinent information and choices and auto-fills it for your review. This is a huge timesaver. It allows five returns to be filed on one license. That's exactly the number of returns my family needs. As soon as you open the program it asks to search for updates - and as you know, the IRS often adds changes after the filing season has begun. I feel confident that I have the most current rules and regulations published. It double checks your work, flags any areas of concern, then lets you electronically file or print a copy to mail. Then, after electronically filing, you can come back and have the program check the status of your claim. Because we've used it for so many years, I've had to move the old, saved files from one hard drive to another about three times as I buy newer computers. That is easy to do.I highly recommend this method of tax filing.
I have used H&R Block software for over 10 years. I find it is easy to understand and has always been the best one available. I at one time did my taxes without software. I ran around looking for forms, booklet to try and understand the fo questions. When I completed my taxes, mailing them into the IRS, only to find out I missed several deductions I could have taken to save me money. I tried other tax software programs and always went back to my H&R Block software.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents, Fast
I've been using this software for several years. While my tax situation isn't overly complicated, it isn't really basic either and the software seems to work fine.
Each year we review the different tax home programs available for use. After digging into what is offered in programming presentation, immediate help & understanding of each entry (with both in program but also on-line help), ease of question to guide the user through the tax maze, warnings if ignoring or not filling in entries and their final review of your entire return with easily presented possible erroneous entries (again) before the return is either printed for USPS mailing or E-mailing up to 5 (five) returns to the IRS and monitoring these submissions to IRS acceptance and alerting the user of the status of your return.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents, Fast
I've been using this software for 10 years and have found it to be excellent, although at rare times slightly difficult to navigate when unusual tax situations emerge. I have multiple income streams and complex deductions that are difficult to place. Outstanding for the low price, I would recommend it to anyone with the desire to avoid a professional's high fee.