The Business program is too “legalese” compared to the Premium program. It requires multiple readings to understand what information was required. It was hard to grasp for the first time business owner.
The business software is okay. Not at all intuitive. But the price is right. I have small business (S Corp), and it is very straight forward. The H&R Business software includes the Prem. personal (Fed and State) tax software. Once you understand how to navigate it is excellent.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents
I use H&R Block Premium & Business evey year and get great results. I create a spreadsheet and just enter all my numbers in as I go through the interview.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents, Fast
I have used this tax program for 3 years and counting. It is easy and very thorough. Great job H&R Block for developing such an awesome product for those who choose to do their own taxes!
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents, Fast
Completed my return and saved it so I could gather the personal information needed for the electronic submission like driver's license and bank account info. When I returned to the program and tried to access my return, the software said the file was not accessible. What a nightmare!!! The program recommended I check and install updates, and then try to access the file. Of course that did not work, and I had to start the filing process all over again including having to reinstall the state program. This was not the first glitch I experienced with the 2019 software. Also had a similar problem with the business software losing a filing and having to completely start over -- what a massive waste of my time and effort. The 2019 has been nothing but problematic and will cause me to switch to Turbo-Tax for 2020
Unless you have tax experience or EXTREMELY simple taxes - this is not good software. It's basically a form filler, not an actual interview/tax prep IMHO. I found it very clunky and did not enjoy using it, i'll happily go back to paying a CPA next year.
Great for simple returns. Anything out of the ordinary you get referred to read a publication from the irs website. With “premium” it seems like it should cover just about everything.