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Reddit · r/CryptoTax · 11 days ago

Importing many tiny IBIT fee transactions produced hundreds of missing cost-basis warnings that had to be reviewed one by one, with no way found to batch them.

Reddit · r/tax · 30 days ago

Used Claude to review the whole return and it caught issues TurboTax missed, likely saving a CP notice.

Reddit · r/tax · 31 days ago

Using an AI to verify a FreeTaxUSA return found an NIIT calculation oddity, an AI error and their own entry mistake.

Reddit · r/tax · 56 days ago

Tried TaxAct for a 2025 return needing kiddie tax for a non-dependent child in California; the software asked for parents' state form info and did not seem to handle the case, so they considered another product.

Reddit · r/tax · 59 days ago

They prepared a self-employed multi-state return in H&R Block software, but a needed form would not populate, support could not fix it, and the paid professional review turned into a full and costly preparation.

Reddit · r/icoreviews · 106 days ago

Worked fine across three or four tax seasons, but the price creeps up every year and the checkout flow constantly nudges you toward unnecessary add-ons.

Reddit · r/PortlandOR · 111 days ago

The software did not flag a local Portland metro SHS tax that applied once a severance package pushed income over the threshold, leading to a late-payment notice.

Reddit · r/tax · 124 days ago

After hours fixing stock transactions in TurboTax, FreeTaxUSA only needs the total and an imported file, and is cheaper.

Reddit · r/tax · 154 days ago

Declined expert help yet the state-only bill came to over two hundred dollars.

Reddit · r/tax · 157 days ago

Confused by TaxAct's vague pay-later notice after filing, they were still billed by the IRS; two TaxAct phone reps explained that card payment must now be started by the taxpayer on the IRS site.

Reddit · r/personalfinance · 173 days ago

TurboTax had not added two income sources so they were taxed on only one, then wanted to charge again for the amendment.

Reddit · r/tax · 177 days ago

TurboTax never sent their payment to the IRS or state; they got letters and hurt credit, and TurboTax would reimburse only penalties.

Reddit · r/hrblock · 180 days ago

Filed a 2024 return electronically with the free service and got the refund two weeks later, but the IRS now says nothing was filed, no copy is kept in the account, and automated phone menus prevent reaching a person.

Reddit · r/tax · 180 days ago

Three-year FreeTaxUSA user, formerly on TurboTax and H&R Block, who loves it.

Reddit · r/tax · 183 days ago

They filed online with H&R Block and found it frustrating: a tax pro had to attach their K-1, the prior-year import failed, a state health insurance item was missed, and the pro was slow to respond about a rejection.

Reddit · r/tax · 185 days ago

Used TaxAct online for over a decade without trouble, but this year their return showed as in progress and never reached the IRS. Customer service later admitted an error on their end, yet they swore off online tax services.

Reddit · r/tax · 185 days ago

Long-time TaxAct user with no problems over many years; notes that the software sends a notification when a return is submitted and another when it is accepted.

Reddit · r/tax · 189 days ago

TurboTax full-service accountant messed up their taxes, leaving a large bill years later, and refused to give a last name.

Reddit · r/tax · 199 days ago

TurboTax listed high filing fees plus extra fees to pay from the refund and for early deposit, totaling a very high price.

Reddit · r/tax · 203 days ago

Stuck in a loop for 20 days with over 15 hours on calls; TurboTax admitted a filing mistake but said it could not amend or return the money.

Reddit · r/tax · 203 days ago

Uses TurboTax for many years for self-employment, W-2 and 1099-R and never had a problem.

Reddit · r/tax · 204 days ago

Used FreeTaxUSA to fill out all their forms this year but never uses it for state returns because it does not calculate their HSA contributions correctly for the state.

Reddit · r/tax · 204 days ago

FreeTaxUSA cannot handle wash sales exceeding the total loss, which TurboTax handles by marking the excess as gain.

Reddit · r/tax · 205 days ago

They paid for H&R Block Deluxe, only discovered much later that the return was never filed, and after hours on the phone got a refund of the fee but no explanation, records or documentation to support their claim to the IRS.