Turbo Tax v. H&R Block Software-Who ya Like?

[willthethrill]

I've been using the H&R Block software for a number of years now and like it fine. I use the Deluxe edition-No need to step up to a Premier and I do returns for my family as well, so the 5 free e-files works perfect for me.

It's a few dollars cheaper on Amazon than Turbo Tax (which is why I've always used it over Turbo Tax).

Anyone have a strong opinion either way on Turbo Tax vs. H&R Block software?

[griswold]

I've been using the H&R Block software for a number of years now and like it fine. I use the Deluxe edition-No need to step up to a Premier and I do returns for my family as well, so the 5 free e-files works perfect for me.

It's a few dollars cheaper on Amazon than Turbo Tax (which is why I've always used it over Turbo Tax).

Anyone have a strong opinion either way on Turbo Tax vs. H&R Block software?

Will,

Have you ever tried the website, Tax Act? www.taxact.com

It's free to use, e-file, etc.

I'm a CPA and I've used it for the last few years at home and for some of my friends and family.

It will beat you up with pop-ups about filing your state returns, but just ignore them.

It may be worth trying to save you money.

Good luck!

[Don Quixote]

I've used TurboTax at home for years, and we used it here at the office until this year, when IRS imposed a mandatory electronic filing policy on preparers who handle over a given volume of returns. TurboTax Premier was good enough for 99% of our returns.

I can't say that it's necessarily better than HRB, though, as I've never used any other program. We tried TurboTax first and it worked, so we never switched.

As a matter of fact, I just filed my federal return last night from home. Federal electronic filing is free (up to five returns, as Gris mentioned), and I declined the opportunity to spend $19.95 to file my state return. I filed that one just now the old-fashioned way, print, sign, and mail.

[virgonomic]

In Canada I've used StudioTax the past 2 years and have the 2010 version. It's as good as quicktax and while I slide them $20, it isn't mandatory.

[Mithrandir]

taxes? you guys actually pay your taxes????

[Don Quixote]

taxes? you guys actually pay your taxes????

Absolutely.

--I refuse to be the cobbler whose children have no shoes.
--I can't reasonably tell all my clients to pay their taxes if I don't pay mine.
--I'm not Timothy Geithner or Charlie Rangel.
--OTOH, if they can throw Wesley Snipes and Pete Rose in jail for tax evasion, IRS/DoJ can get anyone if they get pissed off enough. I do NOT mess with IRS, almost all of whose employees go by the mantra "We don't want to get nasty, but if you absolutely insist..."

[Davros]

I thought that TurboTax was slightly easier to use when I used it 2-3 years ago. I've been using TaxCut/H&R Block At Home in recent years due to it being a bit cheaper (and some limitations that TurboTax tried to quietly add a few years ago that blew up in their faces). It doesn't walk you through the process as easily (some pages are full of lists with minimal definitions/explanations of the deductions/credits/etc.), but it gets the job done and is reasonably user friendly.

[Judge Jude]

Rangel not only didn't pay his own taxes, he made sure GE didn't have to pay theirs, either...

http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/nyt_is_superb_on_general_elect.php