H&R Block Vs. TurboTax — Which Is Better For Filing Taxes?

With tax day approaching on April 17, Your Money editor Lauren Lyons Cole spoke with careers reporter Áine Cain about her experience filing taxes with both H&R Block and TurboTax to see which is the easier filing service to use. 

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The most important question of all wasn't asked. The question that everyone wanted to hear. Which filing system gave you the best return.

[fayco]

I started using TurboTax last year and it was so easy, simple and they help you get the biggest return possible. I definitely recommend it to anyone, and it’s free, so that’s a plus for us broke college students

[kaydeejones]

I like TurboTax but they aren't free. It was $60 to file my return, $50 to file my state, and a $40 processing fee for choosing direct deposit. I'm going to try H&R Block next year.

[greengrassofhome]

One would think that, in this day and age, there would be an automatic, super-easy way to pay taxes that requires only 2 minutes of effort and no paperwork.

[chrisjames_]

Went to H&R to make an amendment to my tax return. The guy didn't have a clue what to do and didn't ask his peers for any assistance. That was the first and last time I tried H&R - they are BLOCKED!

[miguelrios]

I tried H&R block, Turbo Tax And Credit Karma and before hitting the final confirm button on either I just stuck to Turbo Tax they all offered the same return

[katicus]

I think I will try TurboTax for 2020. I use to have a friend who would do it personally which was great returns then I tried HR Block for two years and didn't get much back and now I have two workers who told me TurboTax always worked best for them so I'll give them a go this year.

[derekjones]

You should get the same return from either site if you put in the right info I saw a comment below asking which service gave a bigger refund lol u get what u get if u enter the proper info the service doesn't determine how much u will get back it's set in stone basically

[JamesPTaggart]

No mention of Credit Karma which is truly free and yield similar results. Better yet no mention that the government already has your W2, 1099, 1098, etc and could do your taxes for you all you would need is to submit and charity or Medical as amendment and it could all be free except big Tax Software firms lobby to keep this from happening.

[MJrocs]

Just my 2 cents, tried H&R block for download 2017 couldn't get the software to load correctly called support 20 minutes to get a human on the phone, explained the situation got put on hold for another 5 minutes then was told I needed to call the IRS. Waste of money went back to Turbo Tax never had an issue.

[tiffany]

About the same. Don’t waste your time importing etc to save only about $40 with TurboTax. H&R Block more streamlined and easier to navigate. Also, TurboTax was actually higher in the end when adding fees before completing.

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I been filling my taxes on my cellphone via turbo tax app for four years now, A H&R Block tax preparer messed up return and got me way more than I was owed I will never go back

[sanchezable]

I’m having trouble with hr block. I accidentally added “tax pro review” now I can not remove the $89.99 and I can’t move forward without picking a pro to review my taxes. I’m going to go to turbo tax this year.

[saywhatondat]

Both are user friendly, Turbo tax is good for for those who want to thoroughly report a ton of itemized deductions and H&R seems to be more user friendly when lowering tax liability and it’s cheaper to self file

[abraham]

Definitely recommend. Turbo tax was super easy it’s my first time filing I’m 20. Just make sure you answer everything correctly. Got my return approved in minutes. Love turbo tax

[tawonaanderson]

Government is shut down check back at a later date

[BryantJ]

This video was the equivalent of asking your girlfriend/wife what you want to eat.

[AllAboutPurple]

i learned nothing from this video. From the comment section I learned that people have mixed reviews, but some have bad experiences with H&R Block. So I'll just stick with Turbo tax....last year I had a small business tax lady do my taxes, but honestly if you're not making that much or have dependents your best bet is with Turbo Tax.

[jennywright]

IRS.gov gives a few "free" options. Been using TurboTax for years but now my granddaughter is living with me so I have a dependent. I ran the figures thru TurboTax and the free service (I want to say OTS?) and TurboTax would only give me great deduction if I paid the upgrade! Went with the free, got over 2k back and opted for a check. IRS accepted. I had my taxes done years ago at HR block..before online was a thing..and they actually messed up my taxes, badly. They had me owing over 4000.00! Took my papers to an accountant, filed an ammended return and got 3k back. Try the free ones.

[kaydeejones]

So H&R is better, but she's using Turbotax a second year in a row???🤔