A former stellar product plagued by small problems
on June 11, 2022
Posted by: Vasya
from Dayton, OH
Verified Purchase:Yes
I've been using H&R Block software for more than ten years. This current year is definitely the last one. While overall calculation is still OK, there are small details and rather convoluted input dialogs that caused me to call customer service, which had never happened before.
Cons: Time consuming, Hard to prepare, Hard to import documents
HR let me down this year and incorrectly calculated my federal taxes on the stimulus amount received. I called IRS on the error (thinking it is on their part) and they stated that they are getting a lot of tax payers with this that filed with software.
Gotten better each year but still difficult to navigate when going back into specific sections. The filing of State returns should not incur a separate charge.
Very good software for simple to middle moderate complicated taxes. I wish HR would provide some alternatives as you move through the sections. Like if you are even eligible for a 401K and how much does it save you, or if your state taxes retirement income or not, or if you and your spouse are residents of different states and how that affects your taxes, and just the little quirks that we as laymen don't know to save us on taxes. I run a competitors software with HR and usually file with HR every year.