I need this product because, in addition to my own personal taxes, I am trustee of a trust, and must file a 1041 (and CA 541), which is only included in the "Business" product.. have been using HR Block for many years; at least 10. Before that, I used TurboTax. The latter provides MUCH MUCH better support along the way; it is (was?) a far superior product. However, it costs much more, especially the Trust part ("Business"). The 1041 / 541 support is negligible, but at least it allows you to fill it out electronically. You still have to print it out and mail it; the gov't still doesn't accept electronic versions of 1041s or 541s. The big problem with the H&R Block software, especially the 1041, is that the software will calculate a number for some derived line, but won't tell you how; you can right click and select "Jump to Related" but it goes nowhere. This is entirely inadequate and unacceptable.
Cons: Time consuming, Doesn't maximize refund, Hard to prepare
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Value
3
Response from HRBlockBy Sierra, Social Media Department, May 6, 2026
Thank you for taking time to give us feedback! We apologize that your experience did not meet your expectations. At H&R Block, we strive to provide 5-Star customer satisfaction each and every time. We’d like the opportunity to work with you to address your concerns. Please contact our support team at 1-800- 472-5625 at your earliest convenience.
I have used for 7 years. Handles my personal and small businesses. My only complaint is the extra step to add the e-file signature page needs to be more straight-forward.
Pros: Easy to prepare
I would recommend this to a friend!
Value
5
Response from HRBlockBy Abbie W, Social Media, May 6, 2026
We’re so happy to hear you had a good experience. If we can help in any way, our support team is here for you at 1-800472-5625. We appreciate your business and thank you for the valuable feedback!
I had preordered the personal version and then needed to add business. In order to obtain business version I had to uninstall the personal version I had already bought and installed (and began working in). Then once I attempted to complete business forms kept receiving a fatal raven dbase error. Bottom line. I had to buy a competitor business tax software as yours does not work w windows 11 version I have. I ended up buying the original personal premium, then bought it again in a bundle w business that never worked and finally a business from a competitor. 300+ for tax software. I will only buy the personal going forward since the business no longer works on my laptop. (To include the previous year version that did work and now gets same raven dbase error)!
Pros: Easy to import documents
Value
1
Response from HRBlockBy Sierra, Social Media Department, May 6, 2026
Thank you for taking time to give us feedback! We apologize that your experience did not meet your expectations. At H&R Block, we strive to provide 5-Star customer satisfaction each and every time. We’d like the opportunity to work with you to address your concerns. Please contact our support team at 1-800- 472-5625 at your earliest convenience.
This is about the 10th year I have used H&R Block tax software and I have been very happy with it. The nickname is a stupid requirement. I don't name my software!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from HRBlockBy Tra Social Media Team, May 7, 2026
We’re so happy to hear you had a good experience. We appreciate your business and thank you for the valuable feedback!
I have been a long time user but your issues with downloads for the second consecutive year has probably pushed me to look elsewhere. Your software is just not reliable
Cons: Doesn't maximize refund, Hard to prepare
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Value
1
Response from HRBlockBy Maria, Social Media Team, May 7, 2026
Jake, thank you for taking time to give us feedback! We apologize that your experience did not meet your expectations. At H&R Block, we strive to provide 5-Star customer satisfaction each and every time. We’d like the opportunity to work with you to address your concerns. Please contact our support team at 1-800- 472-5625 at your earliest convenience.
Horrible software for 2026. You can't even resize the window. I felt like I was working with software from the 1990's. I'll be using Tax Act next year.
Cons: Time consuming, Doesn't maximize refund, Hard to prepare, Hard to import documents
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Value
1
Response from HRBlockBy Maria, Social Media Team, May 7, 2026
Thank you for taking time to give us feedback! We apologize that your experience did not meet your expectations. At H&R Block, we strive to provide 5-Star customer satisfaction each and every time. We’d like the opportunity to work with you to address your concerns. Please contact our support team at 1-800- 472-5625 at your earliest convenience.