It's not H&R Block's fault that the tax code is so obscure, even worse in NY State than USA. They do pretty well at covering all the aspects of it. Import from financial services firms works pretty well. E-filing both state and USA worked perfectly. My only reservation is that the navigation is linear and sometimes questions are repeated, although one can go directly to forms if one knows exactly what one wants.
Excellent data transfer functions (input from last year/from investment houses etc.) Excellent ensurance of completeness/checking. Almost look forward to using it each year. Only thing I would like is ability to increase size of display. Did not like how the WIndows 7 transition was handled - should not have processed an order if customer was going to stay with Windows 7.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Easy to import documents, Fast
Makes doing my taxes a straightforward process.Well worth the price, the system has worked flawlessly for me over the years. Kudos to the development team at H&R Block.
This program works as advertised. It is pretty easy to use if you have all your documents ready, but if you don't you can save what you have while you collect the rest of the documents. My return is moderately complex, but HRB Deluxe makes it easy to complete. The clarification markers are helpful for the most part if you have questions about the meaning of certain terms, The e-filing works fine for the Fed forms, but I still have to mail in my state forms. Total time to do my taxes, print, and file, was under four hours. I've been using HRB Deluxe for four years now, and like the way it fills in a lot of the information from the previous year. It won't keep you from making boneheaded mistakes like forgetting to enter a taxable stock sale, but at least it asks you if you sold any stocks.