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H&R Block At Home 2009 Deluxe Federal + State + eFile [Formerly TaxCut]

(170 Customer Reviews)

Price: $34.81
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Technical Details

• Ideal for homeowners and investors, H&R Block At Home Deluxe includes everything you need to easily complete your federal and state taxes, plus five free federal e-files
• Customized interview process helps you easily complete your federal and state taxes
• Easily import W-2, 1099, and data from last year's return; quickly import data from TaxCut, TurboTax, Quicken, and Microsoft Money software
• Automatically double-checks returns for errors; built-in expertise and audit support with guidance
• Guidance for reporting investments, dividends, home sales, and retirement income; H&R Block DeductionPro software to maximize tax savings from donations

 

Product Details

Product Weight: 0.25 pounds

Shipping Weight: 0.20 pounds

Model: 1336600-09

Manufacturer: Block Financial

Sales Rank: 8

 

Customer Reviews

Now I remember!,
by Tech Guy, 2010-03-09

I had used H&R Block software in the past and a number of years ago I switched to TurboTax. I saw this in a lightning deal at a good price and thought I would give it a try again. It all came back to me once I tried updating it. I had this same issue the last time I used H&R Block (TaxCut) I could not get it to update....got online with the support chat and they had me try several things even going into the registry. After several hours of messing around I gave up and requested a return. I purchased TurboTax and had no problems. Amazon promptly issued a refund.

 

Great tax program,
by Duane R. Harper, 2010-03-09

I've been using this program for years and it remains the best buy for those with many items to report. The free shipping took a week and a half this time which was unusual; maybe the snowstorms were the cause.

 

Missed College Tax credit,
by Sully, 2010-03-08

Last year I used TT. I figured because my return is so basic that I would go the cheaper route and try H&R Deluxe. I had two major problems using the software. First, I had a difficult time figuring out how to get the Making Work Pay credit. Because I didn't do something, H&R yellow flagged an item related to form M but without clear directions how to fix it. I did figure out how to get the yellow flag warning fixed but it wasn't easy. For me that's $800.00. Second, H&R insisted on using form 8917 for a tuition deduction instead of form 8863 for the college tax credit that I deserved. Believe me it took a lot of research to figure out that I did qualify for the credit. That would have cost me $1000.00 refund. A minor point, it also makes it a challenge if you have 3 cars and want to deduct the registration fees. It can be done but it does flag the "other tax" and asks for a notation on the tax form.
For grins I used Turbo Tax deluxe on line. I used bogus personal data but my real numbers. TT got the return correct, and I got an additional $1100.00 return. H&R was cheaper but in my case it cost a bunch of extra time and possibly a lot of money in refund.
Just a note for California residents. Both programs got the same tax amounts for CA.
I did end up buying Turbo Tax. So I paid for 2 tax programs this year, but not next year!!

 

H&R Block at hOme 2009,
by AlanD1, 2010-03-08

Well this seemed great at first. Got my refund amount and was pleased. Went through all the checks for errors. When I went to submit it got an error message and my refund was cut drastically. Ok no problem, only want what I have coming. Submitted it to the IRS who seemed to take forever to approve it. Oh no I thought something is wrong. Well what was wrong was my return. The IRS reviewed and gave me an additional $200.00. How strange is that. Like I said I don't care about getting something thats not mine but I would like to know that when I file a return ITS ACCURATE! Wont use this next year. Never had this problem with Turbo Tax.

 

Simple and Step by Step: Easy to save for later too.,
by Elicia Clark, 2010-03-08

Just to double check this program, I went to my banks site and tried the "name brand" program that they were promoting and our refund was going to be less. That program was quick, skipped steps, but also skipped credits that we should have had and did have through the H&R Block Program. I didn't want to pay the high preparer fees another year, so we gave this a try for our 2009 return. We were very pleased. I went through the steps, second guessed myself, tried that other program on another day, went through the H&R Block steps again, and decided that it was well worth it. Our return came out the same each time with the H&R Block Program. We saved nearly $150 by not using a professional preparer and have the same guarantee and the same refund.