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Most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Customers express widespread dissatisfaction with the company's pricing structure, citing instances of unexpected charges and perceived overpricing for the services rendered. Consumers also report issues with the service quality, including errors in tax preparation and a lack of thoroughness in reviewing financial documents. People highlight negative experiences with customer service, describing staff as unhelpful, incompetent, and difficult to reach. Reviewers also mention problems related to payments, such as incorrect calculations, delays in processing, and difficulties in obtaining refunds. The overall sentiment suggests that many consumers feel the company's services do not justify the cost, leading to frustration and a reluctance to return.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This application is just clunky. Cannot easily navigate between various inputs…e.g. income and deductions. Positive deductions not correct but could not get back to those pages to verify. Painfully fr... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I filed with them this year and the irs rejected it! I tried to contact the blockheads and the only way I could talk with someone was to upgrade to a more expensive version! Apparently, there is a dif... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

H&R Block Business Tax Software is as buggy and slow as any program I've ever encountered. I'm doing 1120S. When I FINALLY got to the end and E-Filed, I get an error message saying my account with AT... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Why is it I make an appointment I get there then some guy that doesn’t have appointment gets seen first. Because the lady at front was taking appointments I told her just to give me back my documents... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I filed my federal return on H&R Block for tax year 2024 and paid premium price. But there is no amendment option whatsoever once I log in. It looks like a one time deal for tax preparation and no fol... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

When they say "tax professionals" they aren’t kidding. This is the annual season of angst + gloom. I tried to do my 41 pages!! myself last year but threw up my hands. This yr, basically walked into a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT GO Here – Charged my Elderly Parents $800 and Posted a Fake 5-Star Review. I booked an appointment for my elderly parents at 891 Upper James St #108, Hamilton, ON L9C 7N1 location. They were... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They apply random pricing at the end, when you have completed your tax returns. So either you pay either you start it all again. They applied the highest pricing on me and my spouse, the independ... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I paid $220 (online + Tax Pro Review) for a 1040-NR return. My file has been locked in Tax Pro Review for 40+ days. I was told “we’ll unlock it tomorrow” repeatedly. Critical errors (nonresident sh... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I went in for my "free" double check at the holiday park location to see if I can find any errors on my 2024 tax return. My appointment was with David Cardonas at 2pm of which he didn't see me unti... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Tried to file taxes with H&R Block remotely, got assigned a tax expert, sent him all the required documents, got no response for next two weeks, tried to call him twice to no avail, called their hotli... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not sure if they are bad at calculations or just not willing to deliver a great service. First my taxes wasn't done , after much complain they made an attempt and then got it all wrong....It isn't abo... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT buy!!!!!I have spent OVER an HOUR with online chat, first because the free federal efile activation code was invalid, she gave me three more different ones and said to try again, NEVER did any... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sincerely in every regard, a horrible, shitty website. Do not even bother making an account. Go somewhere else if you want something that will even slightly help you file any paperwork. Absolute garba... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I've used H&R for a number of years and relied on them to be the tax experts. I just happened to ask a question regarding a rental property and they replied, "when did you buy it". I said over 10... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

A "tax specialist" reviewed my W2. She was incorrect about one of the withholdings, counting it as the wrong category, which would have cost me $784 to Fed Gov. This was incorrect. Then, she would ha... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely terrible company. I wouldn’t recommend their tax services to my worst enemy and if it was free. Awful interface and super faulty system online/on the app. Customer service full of incompete... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I will never use h&r block again. I hit a wrong button and I called them. They transferred me to somebody that they gave me a phone number to call. I accidentally hit a wrong button regarding direct d... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I went to H and R Block in Cambridge MN to help me with my small business taxes. They weren't complete. I was audited and contacted them for help because I had bought Peace of Mind Protection for year... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I usually file my tax return using free version of H&R Block, but I went to their local office for my last year's return as I have to report my inheritance. Even though I specifically explained the re... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The H&R Block software calculated wrong and cost me over $900 in interest to my state. Chat support is worthless. They do not even understand the difference between the IRS and a state. Was promised a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have used HR Block for a few years because it had become familiar and it was nice to have personal information prefilled, I did not really pay much attention to the pricing as it seemed they offered... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Software makes mistakes, especially concerning foreign tax credits on Form 1116. Cannot see what errors may have been made by the software because you cannot view the actual forms. I contacted 15 phon... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This was my second year of using H&R Block online to do my federal and state taxes. We were SHOCKED to get a notice from the IRS that we OWED OVER $2,000. We thought that as seniors and using them f... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The accountant made a huge error and she had us pay overpay by a substantial amount. I questioned her quite a bit, but she said it was correct. On a whim, I sent it to our financial person who caugh... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

H&R block does NOT honor their calculation guarantee. I put in the total amount of my health insurance premium in H&R block tax software. It said the federal would only allow a portion of my premiums... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I live in one state and work in another. I bought the federal and two states. The state software would not calculate my taxes. I talked to the local office and they wanted to charge me almost $500... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I retained them to prepare my taxes; through the process, they advised me to get a Spruce card which they promote. They claimed my return would arrive quicker. I did receive the card and money but the... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

After you complete and efile on the free edition you will be required to contact HR Block before they send your return to the IRS so they can verify your identity...this is for your protection they sa... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give these manipulative scammers 0 stars I would. I always get my taxes done for $60 flat fee that’s includes everything even professional one on one consultation. This year I needed an adv... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

H&R Block Online Software MISSED NEW Tax Credits and HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE- USE TurboTax or anyone else. I filed my 2025 taxes with H&R Block Online software. The software completely missed ta... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Couldn't get past error for home office deduction claiming that I MUST file a joint report with a spouse. I'm single. Absolutely NO support. For contact, they give you phone numbers.... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I paid for the full program. I was expecting two things which were advertised: help with filing and one free state filing. There was no help option. All the help center buttons lead to their website w... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Deceptive advertisement. Not only did they unknowingly upgrade me from their "deluxe" package to their "premium" package, they charged me more than their advertised price for their premium service (c... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I opted for a remote tax filing and was assigned a tax expert. He did not start processing my file for three weeks. I had to call Hrblock customer service and then he started the process. Still the co... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Have had 1099 forms almost 2 weeks. They play cat and mouse saying come pick them up and then they are not ready. Customer service is nonexistent. No one answers the phone. Have to physically trave... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I made an Appointment with H&R Block for my nonprofit taxes. I received two follow-up emails about my meeting. Then nothing! I did not receive anything about my meeting. I called and the person answe... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I will never use HR block again for my taxes. I paid $95 extra for the tax pro review, had a virtual video appt scheduled with her and she never showed up. Extremely unprofessional and a waste of mone... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I paid for my taxes on April 15, and H&R blockhead did not file them. I have credit card receipts. The customer service computerized text machine can't help me, then transferred me to a speech compu... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Can't input K-1 Box 14 details. Says to hire a HRB pro to have them enter it for exorbitant added cost. Also, HRB online will not accept negative value from K-1 Box 14H. This product is half-baked.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I’ve been going to H&R Block for years! For years!!! this year, I’m getting back well over $2000. I applied for the Emerald card loan in which case they charged me $41 upon approval. They gave me $250... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Asked to do taxes, I know I should get at least 50k+ They emailed me back stating please accept 1,250.. click to finalize I responded with please show calculations as it doesn't make sense An... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

H&R Block Pro made a basic tax error and refused to honor their own refund guarantee. I used H&R Block’s “Tax Pro” service for a moderately complex return (married filing jointly, mul... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I gave them a 2 because they do federal taxes well. They are solely lacking expertise with Wisconsin state taxes and who they hire who claim they possess certain expertise. I switched from TurboTax... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I HAVE BOUGHT HRB TAX SOFTWARE FOR MANY YEARS AND LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR THE SERVICE HAS BEEN HORRIBLE. I NEED THE DOWNLOAD LINK FOR CALIFORNIA PORTION OF THE SOFTWARE AND NOBODY WILL HELP ME GET IT!... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

NO PEACE OF MIND IF YOU GO HERE Had taxes done on January 10th and my E-file was kicked back due to my “tax expert” spelling my youngest sons last name wrong and even with giving all my documents... See more


Company details

  1. Tax Preparation Software
  2. Financial Consultant
  3. Tax Advisor
  4. Tax Consultant
  5. Tax Preparation
  6. Tax Preparation Service

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H&R Block® is your single source for tax preparation. Use either the H&R Block At Home™online tax program or tax software to complete your return yourself. The Best of BothSM program offers the convenience of a do-it-yourself tax program and the reassurance of a tax professional's review. H&R Block's tax professionals ensure that your tax return is done correctly. Call, Click or Come over. Taxes your way from H&R Block®.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No SSA-1099

Entered everything, then it wants me to review a few things, one is a SSA-1099. I DO NOT GET SOCIAL SECURITY. So why is it putting that in there? I can find no help for my issue. Then when you do review you have to go all the way back through the whole thing again. What is wrong with you people?

February 10, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I gave them a 1 star because it will…

I gave them a 1 star because it will not take anything less, I arrived for my appointment for 6:00PM at 5:30Pm. Ms. Karen W. came out at out at 545PM and looked at my tax forms and stated that it was a lot of work. she then looks at another client paperwork and says I will do this one because it's easy. She came over to me and stated can I do this one first it will take 5 minutes. It was 0630PM when I complained about sitting there for an hour, Ms. Louise M. came out and look at my forms and stated I am tried and this going to take too long. She than asked a Mr. Sebastion to do it. As Mr. Sebastion was doing my taxes Ms. Louise M., kept coming over interrupting Mr. Sebastion asking him to rebut his system, he stated please I am almost done she stated she did not care she wanted to go home she was tired. I have called the manager of this place for a week straight, left messages with zero result. I have never been treated like this in any business.

February 3, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I filed with them this year and the irs…

I filed with them this year and the irs rejected it! I tried to contact the blockheads and the only way I could talk with someone was to upgrade to a more expensive version! Apparently, there is a difference between a 1099 and a ss-1099. Block doesn’t allow you to differentiate between the two and the IRS rejects it if you have taxes taken out of your social security! Block won’t give me an opportunity to discuss this with them! This was my first and last time using them!

February 9, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

NO PEACE OF MIND IF YOU GO HERE

NO PEACE OF MIND IF YOU GO HERE

Had taxes done on January 10th and my E-file was kicked back due to my “tax expert” spelling my youngest sons last name wrong and even with giving all my documents needed to see names and spelling. Had to do my own detective work to find anything out and not one “expert” could tell me why it’s taking so long. The kick back then triggered my state return to then instead of direct deposit as I set up and double checked to make sure numbers matched was then sent a check and here it is a week after the state says it’s been issued my money and still not here and now I wonder with the federal even with it being separate entities will it affect it also??? DO NOT GO HERE AND DO NOT WAIST YOUR MONEY AT H&R Block. I WILL NEVER GO BACK AND YOU CHARGED ME 364 for this crap!??? I would like to add that this money is planned for my sons and I to move as we have till the end of this month and this is why I filed early. You do not understand some people are in desperate need of every dollar they can get back so over charging me for this kind of results is wrong and just shows how little H&R Block cares for hard working families especially a single mom of two boys. The only thing the office management can say is “there’s nothing I can do” I WILL NEVER BE BACK!!!! Useless worthless tax experts you don’t even care the amount of no peace of mind you leave me with.

February 9, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This application is just clunky

This application is just clunky. Cannot easily navigate between various inputs…e.g. income and deductions. Positive deductions not correct but could not get back to those pages to verify. Painfully frustrating. Went to a different solution. Save yourself time and money. Avoid.

February 7, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I will never use h&r block again

I will never use h&r block again. I hit a wrong button and I called them. They transferred me to somebody that they gave me a phone number to call. I accidentally hit a wrong button regarding direct deposit. There is a card called emerald. I guess I never heard of it. Anyhow, it's supposed to go on emerald card. I don't have an emerald card. I don't know what it is and they just will not change it. My checking like I want it to. There you go

January 30, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Why is it I make an appointment I get…

Why is it I make an appointment I get there then some guy that doesn’t have appointment gets seen first. Because the lady at front was taking appointments I told her just to give me back my documents I’m disappointed in there service

February 6, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT buy!!!!!I have spent OVER an…

DO NOT buy!!!!!I have spent OVER an HOUR with online chat, first because the free federal efile activation code was invalid, she gave me three more different ones and said to try again, NEVER did any work, then she emailed me a patch to download, never worked as the system keeps saying "can not connect to HR block server" - and no, it's NOT an internet issue, been getting this same message for over a week, the update WILL NOT WORK. What's more, EVERY SINGLE time I re-attempted to file according to the chat person's instructions, it put another pending State e-file charge on my debit card, so there is now $140,- holding pending!!!!!!!!! don't buy this crap - it worked fine in year's past but 2025 edition is horrendous!

February 5, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid Holiday Park location

I went in for my "free" double check at the holiday park location to see if I can find any errors on my 2024 tax return. My appointment was with David Cardonas at 2pm of which he didn't see me until 2:45pm - no biggie. When I asked him to review my 2024 return under the "free" double check, he told me that my return was too complicated for him since I sold my home in 2024. I must have been the only customer he's dealt with that sold a home before or had a brokerage account as that too seemed to baffle him (and he was the "master" accountant per their website). All I needed was a double check to see if there were any errors and he didn't even want to bother as he said "why don't you come back when I'm not as busy".

Avoid this location at all cost

February 5, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

H&R Block Pro made a basic tax error, I overpaid taxes and HR Block refused to honor their Maximum Refund Guarantee

H&R Block Pro made a basic tax error and refused to honor their own refund guarantee.

I used H&R Block’s “Tax Pro” service for a moderately complex return (married filing jointly, multiple brokerage accounts, RSUs/ESPP). All documents were uploaded early. The preparer ignored a required 1099 Supplement and entered a $0 cost basis, causing me to overpay about $1,000 in taxes.

The mistake was confirmed and corrected via an amended return, and the IRS refunded the overpayment. However, H&R Block refused to refund their ~$800 fee, despite advertising a “Maximum Refund Guarantee” for exactly this situation. Their justification was flimsy and based on a scratch spreadsheet I uploaded after discovering the error — even though it contained no new information.

Customer support was unhelpful, the case was untrackable, and the local office manager wouldn’t even review the file. I ultimately recovered my money only by disputing the charge with American Express, which H&R Block did not contest.

Bottom line:

The Tax Pro service is not suitable for anything beyond very simple returns.

Their “Maximum Refund Guarantee” is unreliable.

If you do use them, pay with a credit card that allows disputes.

I won’t use H&R Block Pro again.

July 31, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Major software glitch

Major software glitch. transferred my tax to state and all of the sudden I made millions of dollars and owe 100 of thousands in stated tax. No humans to speak to anymore, they have just given everything over to AI blindly that cant solve real issues.

February 2, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Have had 1099 forms almost 2 weeks

Have had 1099 forms almost 2 weeks. They play cat and mouse saying come pick them up and then they are not ready. Customer service is nonexistent. No one answers the phone. Have to physically travel there and then no answers.

January 29, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE- Use Turbo Tax instead- Missed $1000 tax credit!!

H&R Block Online Software MISSED NEW Tax Credits and HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE- USE TurboTax or anyone else.
I filed my 2025 taxes with H&R Block Online software. The software completely missed tax credits from the new legislation, specifically the tax credit for auto loan interest paid in 2025. The software never inquired or prompted for it, nor even listed it in any of the submenus. H&R Block insisted at the end that I got my "biggest refund," but it was completely false.
After I filed with H&R Block, I checked with Turbo tax and their software Immediately told me the new tax break for interest paid on new auto loans in 2025. Their software immediately showed me that my refund should have been $150 MORE than what H&R Block gave me.
I tried calling H&R Block, but it was impossible to get to a human. I had to use a different phone# so the AI phone support would get me to a sales rep, but then they refused to help...
I will never use H&R Block again.

January 27, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

H&R Block, buggy, slow software, non-existent support

H&R Block Business Tax Software is as buggy and slow as any program I've ever encountered. I'm doing 1120S. When I FINALLY got to the end and E-Filed, I get an error message saying my account with ATX has a problem. Who is ATX? Can't find anything about that. I'm tired of HRBlock asking questions out of order, not filling in the tax form correctly when they ask for the data, and just generally poorly written software, and near-non-existent support. I did talk to someone who knew nothing, "Run the program as administrator, or turn your computer off and on again". Really! This is insane.

January 23, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What went wrong this time

What went wrong this time? Thats how you ask for a review? First of all they lost my 1099..and instead of apologizing they actually blamed me..i was furious because they didnt even tell me they needed it at first..then after telling me to bring it, i did. Put right in their employees hand, then they called the next day saying they never got it...that i didnt bring it in! It took 4 months altogether to finish them. NEVER GO TO H & R BLOCK!

January 11, 2026
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