I found the federal tax return to be quite good although I would have liked some help with form 2210. I felt like I was on my own with that. The state tax return was a pain. It irks me that I had to spend almost as much to e-file it as I did on the whole package. Yes, I could of mailed it but the return was 20 pages long - a ridiculous amount to mail. I also had to manually do some of the forms there as well. So some of the fault lies with the state of PA (too complex especially when you consider that it is a flat tax state) and some of it with H&R.
Fed program is fine, IL efile problematic. A copy of a Federal form is required and it's not available to efile. You have to print your Fed 1040 and submit by mail.
Very easy to use. Can complete your taxes as source documents come in and not overlook any item or deduction. As a loyal user for many years I have confidence of the accuracy of my return.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents, Fast
I "upgraded" from Turbo-Tax to HRB several years ago and happy that I've done so. Since I don't own a business or have rental properties, the basic version works perfect for me. I have never had a problem and it is simple to use. When I submit my return, I have complete confidence that it is error free.
I have been using H&R Block software for close to 20 years. I have always found it easy to use and very reliable. It takes the drudgery out of tax time.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Easy to import documents, Fast
I would recommend this to a friend!
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting HRBlock
Customer Rating
3
How do I report a software calculation error?
on February 19, 2020
Posted by: Phil99873
from Denver, CO
I found a small error the way your 2019 download software works.
I entered a Wells Fargo Brokerage 1099-INT with $0.02 of taxable interest in box 1, and $10.69 of "Bond Premium on Tax-Exempt Bond" in box 13. There are no other items for this somewhat unusual 1099-INT.
Your software rounded box 1 to $0, and box 13 to $11, as expected.
Your software then would note the 1099-INT as failing to pass validity checks because of the $0 in box 1 that could not be offset by the bond premium.
One way I found to work around this was to put $1 in as taxable or non-taxable interest and then it would pass validity checks. The other way was to simply not enter the perfectly valid 1099-Int. This is also known as lying on a federal tax return in order to get the software to work.