Tax Prep Online - Switched to HR Block & got 5% bonus on my Tax Return!

3/15/2018

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For the past several years I have used Turbo Tax online to file my taxes for free for State and Federal. This year I noticed that if you hold an HSA you have to use a paid edition of Turbo Tax and you also have to pay to file your state taxes. (It was going to cost around $80! I might as well take it to an accountant.... yeesh!) Thumbs down, Turbo Tax! :( :(

Switching to HR Block

I decided to do some research on the competitors even though I hated switching everything over since I had the hang of using Turbo Tax and I had already inputted all my tax info over there. *eyeroll*

I saw that HR block also required you to use a paid edition if you had an HSA, but the cost was lower and I was able to reject the option of paying an additional $36 to file my state taxes through them. ( I couldn't find any way to get out of this onTurbo Tax. I'm not saying it's impossible, I am just saying it was a pain in my rear trying to accomplish that, whereas HR block made it much easier to get what I wanted).

Perks of HR Block

I paid just $22.25 to file my Federal Taxes. I was able to easily file my state and local on my own.
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HR Block offered a promotion where you could opt to have a portion of your return sent to you as an Amazon Gift Card with a 5% bonus attached! As you know, I buy everything on Amazon so this was. a great option. While I did overpay the federal government all throughout 2017, I ended up getting that money back with essentially a 5% interest rate which is much higher than the current savings account interest rates or 12 month CD rates. So I am quite happy with that!

Tax Day 2018

Tax Day 2018 falls on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 which is just about one month away. If you still need to do your taxes and don't want to do them solely on your own or take them to an accountant, maybe check out an option like HR Block. I hope you have a good experience like I did!

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