H&R Block Tax Software Premium 2025 - STORE ONLY

I have been using H&R Block Premium software for several years - switching from a competitor that led me down the wrong path one year. It's easy to follow and explain things I may not understand. Recommend to anyone doing their own taxes. Thank you!

The H&R Tax software was easy to use and file my state and Federal taxes for 2025. The detailed questions were easy to understand and complete, and provided sufficient background to properly respond. I have used this softward for several years and would recommend to others considering economical tax preparation softtware.

Excellent Federal return software. Thorough updates ensure an accurate tax return. Took 1 star off because California State return still requires manual entries of data from Federal return. There has got to be a way to AUTOMATICALLY import and integrate ALL data from Federal return into the very convoluted California return.

Is it as good as TurboTax? Almost. Main reason for the purchase was TY 2025 TurboTax was no longer compatible with Windows 10. I'm not buying a new computer just to do my taxes when the one I have works perfectly fine. User interface was pretty intuitive. Q and A format was easy enough to use. A couple of issues gave it a star off 5: (1) I didn't see a way of printing a blank form in the forms menu for manually testing a few tax scenarios (for IRA conversion and college expenses, for example), and (2) there was no method that I could see for TurboTax equivalent Student Information Worksheet for determining higher education expenses and their eligibility (or not) for Higher Education Credits and, specifically, for ESA and 529 (QTP) eligibility. So I had to do those calculations manually. Better than having to do ALL my tax calculations manually, but still a form would have been helpful. I used the worksheet form from my 2024 taxes and rewrote all the numbers to come up with a valid answer for the interview question regarding ESA and/or 529 withdrawals over and above eligible higher education expenses. Additionally, since even though most TurboTax basic data from the year prior filled in, I still had to go through some wrangling for a rental property (only one). The depreciation schedule (or basis or values) didn't transfer so I had to mess with values of different assets with different useful lives and different depreciation methods (appliances, driveway, roof, etc.) to get best estimates of what I thought should be the correct amounts of depreciation for TY 2025. If H&R Block Premium supports use on Windows 11 for TY 2026, I will probably use it again. If not, hard to say if I will stay with it or go back to TT.

I have been using HR Block for several years now, and overall it is easy to use and thorough, and I am quite satisfied. I do have one quibble: for the last 3 years I have not been able to file online, no matter how many corrections I make or what I do. There seems to be a glitch. My friend also had trouble efiling. We have given up and printed and mailed, but that is not very convenient. I hope HRBlock can fix the glitches soon.

I purchased this Premium software because it was compatible with MicroSoft Windows 10 software. I was not happy with the rental property guidance information. I spent much more time trying to maximize my deductions using the Safe Harbor and QBI deductions.

The security/authentication mechanism you use to register the main SW and to acquire the state module does not work on any enterprise WIndows PC that is managed by a company. Those PCs do not allow apps to initiate internet transactions, so I am unable to use your SW on the PC I normally use for everyday business. Luckily I have a secondary private PC that lets me continue using your product. Otherwise I would have to use a different tax-prep product instead.

Been using HR Block for many years now. Unfortunately, the usability and helpfulness has gone down in recent years. Linear navigation is fine, but trying to go back to a previous section or sub-section, or trying to find something in particular is a nightmare. The tips and guides are next to useless - they don't provide adequate information, and several items that could have used them had none. I was told I needed to go back and verify/edit part of an actual form, but had zero guidance on how to do so. The checkup at the end said the return "looks good" and is "low risk", but I'm not confident everything's accurate. Fingers crossed I don't get audited.

I am a self-employed part-time insurance agent and have used your Basic software successfully for many years. A small part of my home is used as my home office. I have schedule c income and expenses. The greater part of my income is from banking interest earned, social security, and RMD requirements. As I still work part-time, I continue to contribute to my SEP each year. I use the standard deduction as I do not itemize personal expenses. Everything I read indicated that I would not be able to use the Basic or even Deluxe software for 2025; I then concluded I had to change to Premium. I do not want to file my taxes online but prefer to use the software on my computer; also, I have no need to use your software to file my state return as I am already set up with accounts in Louisiana at LaTap. Confusion of what IRS forms available on Basic software, along with use of the Premium software, will make me think twice about future H&R software use.

I was very upset to learn that your financial reports download option was no longer part of your software package. I've been using your product many years. And for this not to be mentioned until I had to call the help line. And no offer of a credit or discount I thought was in poor taste. I am very sad about how you treat customers.