TAX WINNERS
for 2021
The year's best online tax software to help make filing taxes easy. Check out 2021's best options — some of which are our partners — and why we love them.
Best-Of Awards > Taxes
Best Tax Software for Simple Returns
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- Works for more potential free filers since it handles student loan interest and has no income restriction.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview experience.
- Helpful explanations sprinkled throughout the filing process.
- Works for more potential free filers since it handles student loan interest and has no income restriction.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview experience.
- Helpful explanations sprinkled throughout the filing process.
- Works for more potential free filers since it handles student loan interest and has no income restriction.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview experience.
- Helpful explanations sprinkled throughout the filing process.
- Works for more potential free filers since it handles student loan interest and has no income restriction.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview experience.
- Helpful explanations sprinkled throughout the filing process.
- Works for more potential free filers since it handles student loan interest and has no income restriction.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview experience.
- Helpful explanations sprinkled throughout the filing process.
- Works for more potential free filers since it handles student loan interest and has no income restriction.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview experience.
- Helpful explanations sprinkled throughout the filing process.
Why this SOFTWARE made the list
H&R Block Free does more than competing free software can, supporting more forms and deductions at no extra cost.
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- User-friendly, interview-style Q&A experience.
- Wide range of functionality and tools makes entering information easy.
- Help is easy to access, and explanations are clear and authoritative.
- User-friendly, interview-style Q&A experience.
- Wide range of functionality and tools makes entering information easy.
- Help is easy to access, and explanations are clear and authoritative.
- User-friendly, interview-style Q&A experience.
- Wide range of functionality and tools makes entering information easy.
- Help is easy to access, and explanations are clear and authoritative.
- User-friendly, interview-style Q&A experience.
- Wide range of functionality and tools makes entering information easy.
- Help is easy to access, and explanations are clear and authoritative.
- User-friendly, interview-style Q&A experience.
- Wide range of functionality and tools makes entering information easy.
- Help is easy to access, and explanations are clear and authoritative.
- User-friendly, interview-style Q&A experience.
- Wide range of functionality and tools makes entering information easy.
- Help is easy to access, and explanations are clear and authoritative.
Why this SOFTWARE made the list
TurboTax’s software feels like an interview with a tax preparer who knows just what to ask and how best to guide you.
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