The HR Block software version compared to the Online version is simply hands-down a winner. I am not as concerned being logged into a web portal entering my personal financial information. The download and ease of use was wonderfully understandable. I had to pay in so that is my only reason for not clicking the maximize my return. <3
Pros: Easy to install, Easy to fix issues, Easy to prepare, Easy to import, Fast
This is the first time I had a return rejected, and although it was easily corrected, it should not have happened. I have been using HR Block Software for years. When I went to E-File, the program said since I had used the software in 2016, it would automatically download the AGI from the previous year. The 2017 program entered 0, rather than the correct AGI. I had to "override" the program value in order to refile the corrected return. The corrected return was accepted in less than 3 minutes. A small issue, but one that should not have occured.
I didn't know how much of my charitable contributions I could claim to avoid risk of an audit, and the program told me that I needed to reduce my deductions, yet with only a slight reduction in my claims I still obtained a refund.