The new tax season is starting in a few weeks and TurboTax and H&R Block have just released their new tax preparation software programs. The biggest change for 2010 is that H&R Block have rebranded their TaxCut programs, which will now be known as H&R Block At Home. This decision is taken partly to increase consumer awareness that the tax programs are produced by H&R Block, the trusted and popular US tax preparation company.
H&R Block have also simplified their program selection. Last year each desktop version came either with or without state returns, now state returns will automatically be included. Also, each program will now be tailored to different types of filers (rather than tailored to different levels of tax assistance required), with a new Deluxe version offered.
Intuit’s TurboTax has been the do-it-yourself tax preparation software market leader for a few years now. Users enjoy the clean interface and user friendliness of the programs. We look forward to seeing how H&R Block At Home performs this tax season with its new redesigned programs.
