Definitely do not recommend the software. A friend of mine used the online tool and it had better features compared to the software like pdf import which is very useful to import tax forms like 1099 which has a lot of information you cannot enter manually. I had to enter all of it manually.
The package is somewhat misleading. It gives the impression it includes the state portion but you can’t electronically file without a fee. Instead, when you get to the state portion you find out you have to buy at an additional amount just to calculate your state.
Another year and another happy return. Simple to install, import last year's data (even from Turbo) and use. Had started online with another product, but had to wait for them to get approval from my state. HRB was much easier to enter the values and did a pretty good job of transferring to the state return.
Pros: Easy to prepare, Easy to import documents, Fast
I used the Block tax package several years ago, but switched back to TurboTax because of TT's ease of use. This year I decided to give Block another try because of the lower price coupled with the new Tax rules which should have made it a simpler process ... Block didn't meet that goal. Specifically, it should ask early in the process if you are taking itemized deductions or the standard deductions. If the latter, then it should be unnecessary to go through all of the unnecessary questions, forms, etc. Additionally, the flow between categories is inconsistent. Why does it ask for Dividends information but not Interest data? I had to go into forms mode and manually enter the data. Very sloppy. I'm truly disappointed, but I guess you get what you pay for.
Cons: Time consuming, Hard to prepare, Hard to import documents