Review by Greg J

Its my 4th year using H&R Block tax software. The download and installation from Amazon.com was quick and efficient. It accessed my last year’s return with no problems to complete basic information. Step by step instructions were well explained and allowed an easy completion of my return. This was much appreciated as this year’s return had a rather uncommon issue (for me) that I never had experienced. No problems.

Compared to Turbo Tax it is less costly. I have used Turbo Tax in the past and have found both Turbo Tax and H&R Block to be very similar in terms of being able to handle my returns in a complete and efficient manner with no issues. The lower price of H&R Block made the decision to go with them very easy.

One issue and complaint that I do have with H&R Block was the very high price it charged to add on a state return ($40) if you did not purchase a software package that initially included a state return. A late W-2 from earnings (8 Years Ago!) attributed to a state I no longer live in surprised me after I had already purchased the software. Rather than purchase an addition state for $40 I found it cheaper to buy another complete H&R Block software package from Amazon that included a state return for $20. The pricing policies being practiced by both Turbo Tax and H&R Block seemed to determined more by greed than commonsense. As usual, Amazon.com is the best place to purchase!!nnThis year I also tried the On-Line Tax Act to see how it compared. It had some issues with utilizing information from my last year’s H&R Block return. Not a big problem, but, it did require a bit of proofreading and correcting basic information. I found the information in Tax Act to be more complete, but, perhaps a bit more technical and complicated than is necessary. It did not handle one issue with a rather uncommon stock option trade without some tinkering. H&R Block was much easier to use. Overall, I found H&R Block to be a better product for me.