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H&R Block TaxCut

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• Interview based questions.
• Imports from financial software.
• Error checking.
• Guidance for investors and self-employed.

TaxCut offered useful reminders and warnings.

Reviewed by: P. Lim

TaxCut's price can't be beat.

Reviewed by: S. Elmblad, About.com

I used H&R Blocks free version of Tax Cut last year with great results. The only additions on the return, beyond the basics, were for stock sales and IRA contributions... which it handled with ease. This year, I tried the free version again, but with a more complicated return. I found the onlline version to be very buggy. The description and instructions for various items often linked to the wrong places, and it won't allow me to efile because it senses some error but then doen not tell what or where. Worst of all, the number it generated for the tax owed does not appear anywhere in the 1040 instructions. There is no tax bracket that should pay the amount they came up with. They did a good job of generating all the forms and schedules for my tax situation this year, which is rather complicated as I am living abroad. I think I will keep these forms but re-do the 1040 by hand and paper file. I don't trust their final numbers.

Reviewed by: M. B.

All my data was deleted after nearly completing my return. Logging back on to finish, TaxCut did not recognize that I was continuing my return when the only option on their main home page was to sign-in as a new user. In one click, all my data disappeared without any warnings. When I started all over again, TaxCut did not recognized my previous year info, as it had when I first started my return.

Reviewed by: M. P.

It doesn't work if you have two single people purchasing as a "first time home buyer" it gives them both the full credit instead of spliting it as the IRS says to do.

I've also found problems with the Ca. state software.

Reviewed by: John

When I was prompted to update the federal program I couldn't get the update to take. Update kept looking at my K drive for memory space to update to but that drive is a CD drive. I couldn't change the location to update to even though the wizard included this as an option. Also got an error message when trying to update the state (OR) that either my version was the wrong version or the update patch was the wrong version. No indication which version the updated patch was for. Also, very difficult to find the help desk phone number. The online update advisor information was either useless or didn't solve the problems it advised. I'm very disappointed with my $49 purchase and won't ust Taxcut again. I have previously used Intuit's TurboTax and HRB TaxCut with positive results. I think HRB must not have gotten enough stimulus or something.

Reviewed by: Anon

Bought H & R taxcut yesterday and couldn't download the state ..so I called was on phone with a tech for 2 hrs and finally I told her that I will return for my money back. Nothing that she said for me to do worked. Sadly, I didn't listen to the bad reviews I've read. Don't waste your time or money go for turbo tax instead .. it might be a bit more expensive but there is no problems at all with that one. I used it before but went for H&R block being it's cheaper .. turbo tax is worth the money.

Reviewed by: christine rodd