Customer Reviews for H&R Block - Tax Software Deluxe+State 26 - Windows, Mac OS
Customer Rating
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Awful useless
on April 2, 2018
Posted by: Awful useless
It can't even handle simple sales of stocks and does not accomodate long term capital gains, I HAD TO MANUALLY COMPLETE THE 8949 FORM AND NURSE THE 1041 FORM
Cons: Time consuming, Doesn't maximize refund, Hard to fix issues
I paid for this program thinking that I could e-file my state taxes. However in the income area I had use the plain 1099-r form to report my military income. This form does not provide for a block 14 entry stating State distribution of funds. The state of Ohio requires this input if you have state withholding take out in order to e-file. So this program is useless to me for that purpose.
I liked the sidenotes to help explain different items. I would like to see the entire print preview of the return as I go along and not just pieces of it.
My pension 1099-R had box 2b checked, meaning I needed to determine how much of the distribution was taxable. The program was absolutely no help in making this determination. Should be a link to the appropriate forms or web sites with help.
Pros: Easy to install, Easy to prepare, Easy to import
I've been using this software for years, and I do like the ease of use. However, I struggled with printing out the forms this year. There was no way for me to set the margins to not cut off the content. I tried multiple ways and was unsuccessful. It's was like printing a web page. I had no way to adjust the margins to prevent text from disappearing where the page break occurred.
Pros: Easy to install, Easy to prepare, Easy to import, Fast