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[OLD VERSION] H&R Block TaxCut 2008 Premium Federal + State + e-file

Platform : Windows Vista, Mac OS X, Windows XP, Windows 2000
3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 344 ratings
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  • TaxCut includes up to 5 free federal e files and H&R Block expertise in every version
  • Get extra assistance and money saving advice to maximize deductions; plus, turn your donations into big tax savings with the included DeductionPro
  • Receive live tax advice from an H&R Block tax professional via one on one phone or e mail consultation
  • Save time and reduce the chance for error by quickly and easily importing last year's tax and financial data from TaxCut, TurboTax, Quicken, Microsoft Money, and H&R Block DeductionPro software, as applicable
  • In the event of an audit, receive personal assistance from an IRS licensed Enrolled Agent with audit representation expertise not a self serve Web site or FAQ page
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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.5 x 7.4 x 5.3 inches; 3.2 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 1336600-08
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 7, 2009
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ H&R Block
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001HOD50K
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 344 ratings

Product Description

Product Description

Guidance for all your personal tax situations, from 1040EZ to schedule C. Federal and State forms. Step-by-step interviews guide you through a customized experience relevant to your tax situation. Includes eFile.

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Conveniently prepare both your federal and state returns. Federal program and 1 state tax preparation program, plus up to 5 federal e-files--all in 1 place, at 1 price. Worry-free Audit Support included when you e-file.

A simple interview quickly walks you through the return process to automate your return. Click to enlarge.

Get the tax savings you're entitled to, including deductions related to home ownership and education. Click to enlarge.

Additional help figuring cost basis for investment income. Click to enlarge.

Prepare next year's federal and state returns with 1 convenient program.

Our best value! Get our Premium Federal and state tax preparation program, plus up to 5 federal e-files--all in 1 place at 1 price. One Ask a Tax Advisor session is included and get Worry-free Audit Support when you e-file.

With TaxCut Premium Federal + State + E-file, you can:

  1. Maximize Deductions: Get extra assistance and money-saving advice to maximize deductions. Plus, turn your donations into big tax savings with the included DeductionPro (a $19.95 value).

  2. Get Comprehensive Assistance: Receive additional guidance for complex tax situations to give you the confidence and assurance that your return is accurate and complete.

  3. Auto Import: Save time and reduce the chance for error by quickly and easily importing last year's tax and financial data from TaxCut, TurboTax, Quicken, MicrosoftMoney, and H&R Block DeductionPro software, as applicable.

  4. Get Real Audit Support from a Real Person--Really: Worry-free Audit Support included when you e-file. In the event of an audit, receive personal assistance from an IRS-licensed Enrolled Agent with audit representation expertise--not a self-serve Web site or FAQ page.

Product Info

Easy Interview
Our simple interview walks you through the process to automate your return.

Seamless Imports
Quickly and easily import last year's tax and financial data from TaxCut, TurboTax, Quicken, Microsoft Money, and H&R Block DeductionPro software, as applicable.

Error Check
Our program automatically double-checks your return for errors.

Get Your Refund Fast
E-file your return, and get your refund in as little to 8 to 15 days.

Customized Tax Advice
Receive situational tax guidance, including marriage, having a baby and home ownership.

Charitable Donation Help
DeductionPro is included at no additional charge to help you get the most out of your charitable donations.

Maximize Itemized Deductions
Don't miss out on common deductions, including those related to home ownership and education.

Schedule C Support
Extra deduction help for the self-employed, including home office, rental property and depreciation assistance.

Business Expense Assistant
Help claiming all deductible business expenses, including advertising costs, meals and travel expenses, and office supplies.

Investor Guidance
Additional help figuring cost basis for investment income.

IRS Publications
Quick access to IRS Publications for further explanation of specific tax situations.

Tax Tip Videos
Real H&R Block pros explain how changing tax laws affect you.

Guarantees

Worry-free Audit Support
You can rest easy knowing H&R Block is there to help in the rare event of an audit. Included when you e-file your federal return with us.

Accurate Calculations Guaranteed
If TaxCut makes a calculation mistake, we'll pay resulting IRS penalties plus interest. See the license agreement for details.

100% Satisfaction Money-Back Guarantee.
If you are dissatisfied with the software for any reason, H&R Block will refund the full license fee you paid H&R Block or its authorized reseller for the software, exclusive of shipping and handling charges, taxes, and less any rebate you receive on the software.

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Customers find the product functional and easy to use. They say it works well for basic tax preparation and is a good value. Many customers find it helpful in preparing their taxes and take the frustration out of filing. They appreciate the fast data import speed. However, some customers have mixed opinions on accuracy, help quality, and e-files.

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51 customers mention "Functionality"46 positive5 negative

Customers are satisfied with the product's functionality. They find it easy to use and mention it works well for getting their taxes done. The federal program works well and asks understandable questions. Overall, customers are pleased with the product's performance and find it meets their expectations.

"...On-line help is useful. Despite a few annoyances, it does a good job." Read more

"...In the end though I felt my taxes were prepared accurately, the efile worked fine, and the forms printed nicely...." Read more

"...That has changed, I was very happy with the outcome, and ease of use. screen were easy to understand, and navigate...." Read more

"...is easier, more intuitive, has great help features, and is at the top of the pack. The inclusion of 5 free federal efiles is a real bonus...." Read more

47 customers mention "Ease of use"42 positive5 negative

Customers find the software easy to follow and review. They appreciate the step-by-step process that works well for them, and the easy installation. The explanations are clear without being overly detailed. Customers also like the ability to run through different scenarios to see how it works. Overall, customers find the software simple and quick to use.

"...The preparation questions are straight forward and the guidance is basic but adequate for most cases." Read more

"...process; the Next button mostly stayed in the same place making it easy to review, where in TurboTax the Continue button keeps moving around; TaxCut..." Read more

"...screen were easy to understand, and navigate. Things were well explained, but not overly so, no paging through multiple screens of information with..." Read more

"...The step-by-step interview process worked for me, and I really appreciated having links to additional information whenever I wasn't sure about..." Read more

43 customers mention "Value for money"31 positive12 negative

Customers find the product offers good value for money. They say it's a solid tax program and worth the cost. Some find it frustrating, but overall they appreciate its simplicity and affordability.

"For basic tax preparation this product is a value, though a little frustrating...." Read more

"...the deductions and credits summary, and in the rental common expenses interviews...." Read more

"...forms I noticed it had changed the value to a gain but still not the correct value...." Read more

"...TaxCut is easier to navigate, less prone to omission, and has been cheaper if you include one state return...." Read more

42 customers mention "Tax software"33 positive9 negative

Customers find the tax software helpful and easy to use. It makes tax preparation simple and takes the frustration out of filing taxes. They say it maximizes deductions to achieve the lowest legal tax. Overall, customers are satisfied with the program's performance.

"...I find it helpful in organizing and valuating charity donations, such as clothing and household items...." Read more

"...However, here's my current take: this is a fine program, and certainly more than adequate for the necessary help preparing a tax return...." Read more

"...that are better in TaxCut: the Child EIC and tax credit rules are more clear in the interview process; the Next button mostly stayed in the same..." Read more

"...The math in these programs is always right (usually... I did find a bug one year that they quickly fixed in an update), but again, the burden is on..." Read more

5 customers mention "Import speed"5 positive0 negative

Customers find the program easy to use and trouble-free for importing data from previous years. They mention it seamlessly imports TurboTax files and provides a clean, easy experience.

"...So far I'm finding it easy to use, and trouble-free in importing data from the previous year TurboTax file and current year TXF files...." Read more

"...The good news is that Taxcut works just fine, importing my TurboTax files and providing a clean, easy interview interface..." Read more

"...H&R Block TaxCut imports your basic info from the previous year's session to save you time - you do have to update the dollar amounts on your W-2,..." Read more

"...I have used Turbo Tax in the past and this program imported my old data seamlessly...." Read more

9 customers mention "Accuracy"4 positive5 negative

Customers have different views on the software's accuracy. Some find it accurate and professional, while others report issues like unreadable worksheets, confusing questions, cumbersome display, and poor formatting of forms. The download for state tax forms is poorly written, and some customers have difficulty understanding terms and wording.

"...all of the worksheets were unreadable...." Read more

"...have been using TaxCut for several years now and find it easy to use, accurate, and efficient...." Read more

"...The download for state tax forms is poorly written resulting in you loosing the window and the program crashes when you try to import from the..." Read more

"I use Taxcut because of how frendly user it is. It is accurate prints a very prodessional copy to send thru US Mails...." Read more

9 customers mention "Help quality"6 positive3 negative

Customers have different views on the help quality. Some find the interview process helpful in reminding them of things they might have forgotten, and the on-line help useful. They also mention that information transfers well from one year to another. However, others find the questions confusing and the help sparse or inaccessible due to bugs in the software.

"...The interview process is helpful in reminding you things you might have forgotten. On-line help is useful...." Read more

"...The display and questions are confusing and less than helpful...." Read more

"...I can honestly say TaxCut is easier, more intuitive, has great help features, and is at the top of the pack...." Read more

"...just fine, importing my TurboTax files and providing a clean, easy interview interface..." Read more

6 customers mention "E-files"3 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the e-files. Some find the five free federal e-files sufficient, while others are disappointed that the state e-file is not included.

"...This version comes with 5 free federal e-files (which was more than enough for us), but you have to pay for the state e-file, which was $19.95...." Read more

"...that were substantially more $$$, simply because they did NOT include the State tax return...." Read more

"...Five federal e-files is great (I have two returns in my household). A solid software overall, highly recommended." Read more

"Excellent tax software. The only thing I didn't like was the lack of a free State eFile. Everything else near perfect...." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Ali Julia
    5.0 out of 5 stars I prefer TaxCut when compared to TurboTax
    Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2011
    Platform For Display: PC/Mac DiscAccess Method: BoxVerified Purchase
    I've used TaxCut every year since 1995. Several times when I saw a promotional deal I purchased both TaxCut and TurboTax to compare. I found that TurboTax did not do anything better than TaxCut while costing consistently more.

    TaxCut software also wins if compared to the free on-line options. I don't like using the on-line tax programs for two reasons (1) I don't want my financial data to be on someone's web site (2) free offers include the Federal tax only.

    H&R Block tax software does a good job despite having a few flaws, my two pain complaints:

    1. Some forms (such foreign tax credit over the limit to be directly on 1040) require entering data manually. For some reason the software does not do this form automatically. This form is not that hard to do manually as this form does not change year to year.

    2. Copy and Paste from Interview screens is not possible. Sometimes I wish to do it for some issue as a reminder to myself. My solution is to do PrintScreen (holding ctl key, shift key, and printscreen key at the same time). This generates an image of the screen, which I paste into paint or photo editing sofware which I can print or save for later.

    In addition to tax software, the package includes DeductionPro software. I find it helpful in organizing and valuating charity donations, such as clothing and household items.

    However, despite a few flaws I still recommend this software package. The interview process is helpful in reminding you things you might have forgotten. On-line help is useful. Despite a few annoyances, it does a good job.
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  • NoName
    1.0 out of 5 stars It can't print PDF files correctly, Uses shareware for driver.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2009
    Platform For Display: PC/Mac DiscAccess Method: BoxVerified Purchase
    I just returned my copy of TaxCut. Good thing they have a 60 day refund policy.

    When I saved my returns to an Adobe PDF file (see review below about the shareware utility they use), all of the worksheets were unreadable. The width of the worksheet content seemed to be set for about half the page width, which caused page overflow. Margins at the top cut off content. Not at all usable. The IRS forms were fine, so it's not me.

    I'm using a wide-screen display, maybe they took the display size and scaled it. Don't know. Don't care. I have a problem and have no way to fix it. TaxCut needs to test their software better. Back to TurboTax.

    ========== Earlier review=======================
    Everything was going OK until I tried to print the return to a PDF file. Without my permission or knowledge, TaxCut installed a program called "pdf995". It's used to create PDF files. If you don't print to PDF files, the software is not installed.

    Run the separate program, installed as Software995 in your Program list. There are ads. There are IE windows with ads - it launches IE without my permission.

    The add/remove programs lists it as "Pdf995 (Installed by Tax Cut)". Like that makes it OK. It's not even a licensed version, it's the shareware version. They should have just installed the driver and left the software out.

    This little gem is going to reinstall itself if I run TaxCut and check for updates, without me knowing about it. I'll also have to manually uninstall it after I'm done with TaxCut.

    To be clear, this is not spyware or a virus. The correct term is "crapware" (stuff installed without your permission that does nothing but sell you products).
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  • chatorange
    4.0 out of 5 stars good tax program, meets the needs so far
    Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2008
    Platform For Display: PC/Mac DiscAccess Method: BoxVerified Purchase
    UPDATE 1/24/09:

    I am still very satisfied with this product. So far I've entered all my data, and it's been pretty painless, both for Fed & State taxes.

    I have to qualify this by saying that my taxes are pretty simple this year, with no AMT, no sch C, no sch K, etc. So I'm not really running into some areas that are often not handled well in tax software.

    One thing I liked better than turbo tax was the simpler handling of tax-exempt income, splitting the in-state vs. out-of-state portions. Also, similarly, the handling of US Treasury interest (tax-exempt for state tax). Turbo Tax makes you enter separate 1099s for each part, instead of just capturing the information within one form dialog.

    On the other side, I have some additional critiques:
    (1) no ability to import/download W2 & 1099 data (not that I found, anyway)
    (2) form 1116 has to be filled out manually, even if it's pretty straightforward -- they could have and should have provided an interview for this
    (3) no way provided to simply delete a line in a form (minor point, turbo tax has this, and I find it very useful) -- you can of course delete the data in the line

    INITIAL REPORT:

    Obviously, it's a bit too early to provide a thorough review of the program, because it's essentially incomplete (as is TurboTax): many tax forms are still not available in their final form. There will be a Dec 11 update, and I expect several others over the next couple of months. (I've learned from past experience not to submit final returns until late March, since the bug fixes and form corrections are often not final until then. This is true for either TurboTax or TaxCut.)

    However, here's my current take: this is a fine program, and certainly more than adequate for the necessary help preparing a tax return. I've used TaxCut in the past, but have used TurboTax for the past few years. I decided to use TaxCut this year because of the price difference, and because the new licensing policy for TT is annoying. So far I'm finding it easy to use, and trouble-free in importing data from the previous year TurboTax file and current year TXF files.

    One minor weakness compared to TurboTax: I remember that in the 07 TT you could remove a specific set of imported data; I haven't found anything like that in this program. Not a biggie for me, since I always save "checkpoints" in separate files so I can revert to a previous version if I need to, but it's the kind of little thing that makes TT a bit better in my opinion. Just not sufficiently better that I will pay anything Intuit wants to charge (just a matter of principle for me).

    Some general comments, based on experience over many years of doing my own (often very complicated) returns: Neither program is perfect by any means. For many complicated situations you have to do your own calculations externally (I use Excel), or enter data manually. Be aware that dealing with AMT, AMT credits, and stuff like that remains mind-bendingly difficult, just not as nightmarish as doing them without a program to help. And you should always sanity check your results, because odd calculation bugs can persist for a long time. (I found a very stupid, but hard to find, calculation bug in TurboTax a few years ago, having to do with AMT.)

    I will post an update in a few weeks when I've had the chance to make more progress with my return. Will be able to review the state program as well at that point, perhaps.
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  • Mike
    3.0 out of 5 stars Average product
    Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2009
    Platform For Display: PC/Mac DiscAccess Method: BoxVerified Purchase
    For basic tax preparation this product is a value, though a little frustrating. The download for state tax forms is poorly written resulting in you loosing the window and the program crashes when you try to import from the included deduction pro software. In the end though I felt my taxes were prepared accurately, the efile worked fine, and the forms printed nicely. The preparation questions are straight forward and the guidance is basic but adequate for most cases.
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