H&R Block Tax Software, formerly called H&R Block at Home, is a set of software packages for American income tax preparation offered by

H&R Block H&R Block, Inc., or H&R Block, is an American tax preparation company operating in Canada, the United States, and Australia. The company was founded in 1955 by brothers Henry W. Bloch and Richard Bloch. As of 2018, H&R Block operates approximat ...

. They are a main competitor of

TurboTax TurboTax is a software package for preparation of American income tax returns, produced by Intuit. TurboTax is a market leader in its product segment, competing with H&R Block Tax Software and TaxAct. TurboTax was developed by Michael A. Chipm ...

and

TaxAct TaxAct Holdings, Inc. is an American tax preparation software company based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The company offers its own software package "TaxAct" to individual tax registers, companies and professional affiliates. The company was founded in ...

. As of 2014, both the online and software versions of the product go by the flagship name,

. It was previously called "TaxCut". and from 2008 to 2013 named "H&R Block at Home". H&R Block offers in-person tax filing and consumer tax software for online tax preparation and electronic filing (e-file) from their website. There are a variety of software and online products offered by H&R Block, including, H&R Block Online Free, H&R Block Online Deluxe, H&R Block Online Premium, H&R Block Basic Tax Software, H&R Block Deluxe Tax Software, H&R Block Premium Tax Software and H&R Block Premium & Business Tax Software. Either the online or software versions will prepare and file one's federal and state income tax returns with the

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with the option of electronically filing (e-filing) and

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ing an applicable

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into a specified bank account.

References

External links

H&R Block Online Tax Filing

H&R Block Tax Software
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