Customer Reviews
Tax Cut 
2008-04-12
I really like this program for doing taxes & have used Tax Cut for many years. It's easy to use & I get my income tax done fast. Though this will be the last time I buy their products. The rebate offered is a joke...I sent all required info to rebate address...twice! I still get emails & post cards saying I didn't send required proofs of purchase. Norton did this "rebate rejected" thing & I stopped buying their product too. I know that it isn't H&R Block or Norton that rejects my rebates but it is the company they choose to handle their rebate requests. I've done rebates for many years & know how to send the required info...
Easy to use 
2008-03-27
I used the previous year's one to do the taxes when I working in California and I thought it was brilliant. I got this one for a friend this year and he claims, it's very easy to use, taking you step-by-step, so what else can I say? H&R are brilliant.
Good ,but found a glitch 
2008-03-17
I did my Federal tax, printed it, and was using the hard copy to do my state tax manually. I noticed the numbers literally did not add up.
I had some "other income", not on a W2. I entered it as such on line 21.
Taxcut added it to the W2 income in line 7 as well as on line 21 thus entering it twice so I could pay more taxes. $60 Federal and $12 State.
I could find no way to correct this in TaxCut so I manually, with correction tape, fixed the forms TaxCut printed and will mail them. (I'll e-file when it's free)
I've had a problem with "other income" in previous years but I'm not certain which software I was using.
I'm planning to do Federal taxes manually next year. It's less time consuming and less stressful.
TAXCUT WILL NOT INSTALL ON VISTA WITHOUT AN NEW ADMIN USER ACCOUNT 2008-03-06
IF YOU HAVE VISTA GET TURBOTAX INSTEAD
I have been using TaxCut for about five years without a problem. I like the software and found it very easy to use. I even ran it on Windows Vista last year without a problem. Not this year!
I tried to install TaxCut last night on my Windows Vista computer and quickly encountered an error that blocked the install. It seems that TaxCut tries to create a non-standard path for where to store work files. This is not for the program file but your working files. You are not given any options. The install just stops! Unless you create a new user profile with Administrative rights it will not install.
This is not a Vista problem but poor programming by H&R Block. They have used a very non-standard way of programming and it is very unprofessional. The fact that this BUG is in TaxCut makes me wonder if it was even tested on Vista. If so, this would have been caught immediately since installing is not possible without creating a new admin user. Since it obviously was not tested, what other bugs are in the program?
I already had Admin rights on my computer and I tried to work around this bug. TaxCut's support staff and their online support insisted that I create a new user account. They are aware of the problem but at least so far have not bothered to fix this.
For the record, I am very computer literate and have beta tested a number of software packages including three versions of WIndows including Vista and several antivirus packages. I also program and administer databases.
TaxCut installs adware without your permission! 2008-03-03
The software in question is actually PDF995 and is made by a company named Software995. It is known to interfere with the normal operation of various Adobe products. It is more than unprofessional for H & R Block to install this program without permission, it is unethical. If they had clearly disclosed this program and made its installation optional, I would have no problem with it. I assume they are being paid for installing this junk on my machine, as a form of advertising for the Software995 company. I am extremely angry at having been tricked into paying for this advertisment, having been duped into installing untested and unwanted software, and having to now go through the trouble of uninstalling this crap, fully investigating it to determine what it may have done, and correcting any resulting issues. I have used TaxCut for many years. I will be uninstalling it and returning it for a refund, and will never buy it again. This behavior, by a company that I trusted with my most sensitive financial information, is appalling.
worth the price 2008-05-03
a tax return will cost you anywhere from $100 to $400 for a basic tax advisor. So the price of this software is absolutely worth it.
Watch out for adware/malware and whatever else 2008-04-27
I was angry to find out, after an update/file, that taxCut installed a piece of software called pdf995 on my machine without my permission. If you've installed TaxCut, do yourself a favor and do not launch pdf995. It's adware at a minimum and it could be malware. TaxCut, since they installed it, has to be considered adware/malware by association. As a user of TaxCut, I have to ask: What else did you install on my system w/o my consent? What files are you transmitting that I don't know about?
Most bang for your buck 2008-04-19
I had used Turbo tax the last 3 years in a row, and while I liked it a lot, I was intrigued by the price of this product (about a third of what I had paid for Turbo tax.) It's less user friendly than turbo tax, but still half the cost of a tax professional, plus you can do it in the privacy of your home - taking your time to round up your documentation, so much more agreeable than making that appointment with the accountant. If you are under the age of 25, have a paycheck job, and can't understand the instructions in the 1040 form booklet - this is the product for you! If you have your own business, bought or sold real estate, or have issues with the IRS, you may want to stick with Turbo tax, or an accountant.
TaxCut 2007 used when moving AZ to CA 2008-04-17
In past years I have used either one of the popular Tax prep programs.
I preferrd TaxCut because they treated me better on my Mac.
This is the first year the basic ($19+) program came for both Mac and PC.
Years ago I used Virtual PC to avoid the overpriced Mac version. With the PC it was a nuisance to move my Intuit Tax program (the competition) to my daughter's PC,
where I visited (Intuit was obviously concerned about multiple use, but they lost me as a customer because of this ecperience.) -
I don't need more than the basic program's features.
They worked fine for me in TaxCut.
Past years I used to do my state taxes on paper (using excel) avoiding the extra charge for a state version.
This time I became so frustrated (house sale and move) that I gave in ordered the state editions for AZ and CA ($30 each, ouch!). I am glad I did.
I will probably buy TaxCut again next year unless they change their delivery mode.
Waste of money and time 2008-04-12
I found that TaxCut's dialog for dealing with income reported on a 1099-MISC to be woefully inadequate. I spent forever trying to figure out whether to report that income on a Schedule C or Schedule E. I had to refer to the IRS forms to figure out that I needed to use Schedule C. TaxCut was very poor in telling me which occupational code to fill in on Schedule C. Once again, I had to refer to the IRS forms. The IRS forms are dense, but they were infinitely more clear than TaxCut's dialog.
I will not use TaxCut in the future. It would have been more convenient to do my taxes by hand.
