Customer Reviews for H&R Block - Tax Software Deluxe 2026 - Windows, Mac OS
Customer Rating
5
Perfect for first timers
on February 8, 2020
Posted by: Storm10
from Gainesville va
I have used HR block software for the last ten years and I am never disappointed. Weather your a first timer or experienced pro the step by step guide gives you the confidence you need.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents, Fast
The software leads you through all the forms needed for an individual return. It is easy to understand and has lots of good help panels to clarify all forms and what is needed. It maintains last years data to fill in where needed in the current year. I have used it for three years now and it gets easier each year. It only took about two hours this year start to finish.
The H&R Block Deluxe Tax program is the best value for the money of the various tax programs I have used before. It is intuitive to use and covers all the bases that most average users would need. The one thing that could use improvement is the tax estimator for the following year. As I write this (February 8th), that section does state that the interview is not final, which may be the issue. If not, what I would like to see is a separate input line for social security earnings, as otherwise you have to calculate the taxable amount of them yourself, and add it into a catch all of "other taxable income". This is especially tedious if you want to try adjusting other income categories in order to see the impact of changing IRA withdrawal amounts as an example. In lieu of this I have set up a dummy tax form in addition to my real tax input in order to try out various income scenarios. The tax calculator should also take into account any known changes in tax laws for the following year, as the makeshift way I am doing it uses the current year rules and rates by necessity.