Customer Reviews for H&R Block - Tax Software Deluxe 2026 - Windows, Mac OS
Customer Rating
5
Makes an unpleasant activity bearable
on March 1, 2019
Posted by: RO46214
from Georgia, USA
Everyone hates to pay taxes (everyone except Warren Buffett, evidently) largely because the IRS paperwork that's involved is a huge pain in the backside and the tax regulations only make sense if you're a CPA. Until such time as the US realizes that a national sales tax would make matters easier for all concerned, we're stuck this annual extravaganza of forms and regulations. I had been taking my taxes to an accountant, but started doing my own five years ago. I've used the H&R Block software every year, and I find it's well worth every penny.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Easy to import documents, Fast
Have used it for three years now. Only one really confusing thing that happened - it told me I had entered an incorrect zip code from a 1099 when I went to e-file. Why not tell me when I entered it, or when the software did its audit review? Printing is very odd. When I just said to print it printed each page in the upper left corner of the paper in about 1/8 its actual size. In order to print in its full size I had to tell it to put it to PREVIEW, then print from there. Only other comment I have is I never could find how to make use of an 8606 form from long ago that may have had an effect on taxable income. I did not see a good way of pursuing this with H R Block.
As a recently retired married couple we weren't certain that this version of H&R Block would be adequate. We tried it with an expectation that we might need more advanced services. The product had all of the capabilities needed to prepare a complete and accurate return.
Have been an H&R Bloch user for many years and am mostly very satisfied. The Deluxe version is pretty easy to use and the cost is reasonable. My one disappointment is that it does not support e-filing to NJ if you have a K-1. The software's message suggests that H&R software does not support that filing not that NJ disallows it. This causes me a great deal of extra, unnecessary time and work.
I have been using H&R Block for several years now and couldn't be happier to be done with "the other guy" who left the Mac community out in the cold several years ago. Straight forward processing and seamless import from "the other guy". I downloaded, completed, and received my Fed and State return all within one week's time. That's what I'm talking about...!!
Pros: Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import documents, Fast