H&R Block Tax Software Deluxe

Quite an adventure! It started yesterday when I tried to install 2024 TurboTax Deluxe (included both Federal + State) on my late 2015 iMac. I saw no warnings concerning this TurboTax version requiring Mac OS 13 to run (although I’ve learned a good lesson about thoroughly checking on this matter BEFORE ordering the software). I guess that I was fortunately able to upgrade the Mac OS each time this that was required in the past. Well, because I was so “distraught” (really whiny) about this, I contacted Intuit and requested a refund. I have been using TurboTax for Mac since it was called MacInTax in the 1980s. I really like my iMac so I looked online and found that H&R block software requires OS 12 (which is what my iMac runs on…and actually other sites report that it can run on Mac OS as early as 10.15 and higher (which was even more encouraging). I purchased the H&R Block 2024 Tax Software (which definitely stated that it INCLUDED both Federal and State…price was $49.97 (supposedly a 17% discount off of the regular price) on Amazon today. Installation was a bit of a challenge but I really appreciate the advice of other buyer’s comments on the Amazon site. There are glitches that are annoying that I couldn’t correct (such as the program disagreeing that the W2 box 1 value wasn’t correct (which appeared to be due to the numerical figure not being able to extend all the way to the right of the box) and that the figure in W2 box 1 was somehow different from the figure in box 16 (which were both correct on the W2 form). The real kicker was when I got to the State section with the instructions “congratulating me on getting to this point” and that the only thing left was to pay another $39.95 to purchase the state program (which was supposed to already be part of the purchase – I made absolutely sure about this before I purchased this version of the H&R tax software for 2024). I know that the very helpful individuals that suggested that such an occurrence was possibly due to a purchasing error (which definitely wasn’t the case). Also, another helpful suggestion was that the State program had been accidently deleted (not a chance because it apparently was just never included with this version of H&R Block 2024). Well, I definitely am not going to spend another $39.95 for something that I already paid for (the state program) so I’m going to “eat it” again and abandon H&R Block, buy a- new Mac computer, and repurchase TurboTax. I am glad that others have had great experiences with H&R Block software over the years! But for me, it’s been quite an adventure!