2020's Online Tax
Software Winners
This year's best online tax software makes filing refreshingly fast and easy. Check out 2020's best options and why we love them.
Best-Of Awards > Taxes
Best Online Tax Software for Simple Returns
Start your return
on H&R Block's website
Start your return
on H&R Block's website
- Works for more potential free filers since it handles more IRS forms.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview process and helpful explanations.
- Peace of mind is available (at a cost) via live online access to tax pros or thousands of brick-and-mortar locations.
- Works for more potential free filers since it handles more IRS forms.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview process and helpful explanations.
- Peace of mind is available (at a cost) via live online access to tax pros or thousands of brick-and-mortar locations.
- Works for more potential free filers since it handles more IRS forms.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview process and helpful explanations.
- Peace of mind is available (at a cost) via live online access to tax pros or thousands of brick-and-mortar locations.
- Works for more potential free filers since it handles more IRS forms.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview process and helpful explanations.
- Peace of mind is available (at a cost) via live online access to tax pros or thousands of brick-and-mortar locations.
- Works for more potential free filers since it handles more IRS forms.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview process and helpful explanations.
- Peace of mind is available (at a cost) via live online access to tax pros or thousands of brick-and-mortar locations.
- Works for more potential free filers since it handles more IRS forms.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview process and helpful explanations.
- Peace of mind is available (at a cost) via live online access to tax pros or thousands of brick-and-mortar locations.
Why this Software made the list
H&R Block Free handles simple returns and then some, supporting more forms and deductions than the competition at no extra cost.
Read our methodologyBest Online Tax Software for Beginning Itemizers
Start your return
on H&R Block's website
Start your return
on H&R Block's website
- Among entry-level paid software, no other package can match it across usability, features, support and price.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview process and helpful explanations.
- Peace of mind is available (at a cost) via live online access to tax pros or thousands of brick-and-mortar locations.
- Among entry-level paid software, no other package can match it across usability, features, support and price.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview process and helpful explanations.
- Peace of mind is available (at a cost) via live online access to tax pros or thousands of brick-and-mortar locations.
- Among entry-level paid software, no other package can match it across usability, features, support and price.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview process and helpful explanations.
- Peace of mind is available (at a cost) via live online access to tax pros or thousands of brick-and-mortar locations.
- Among entry-level paid software, no other package can match it across usability, features, support and price.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview process and helpful explanations.
- Peace of mind is available (at a cost) via live online access to tax pros or thousands of brick-and-mortar locations.
- Among entry-level paid software, no other package can match it across usability, features, support and price.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview process and helpful explanations.
- Peace of mind is available (at a cost) via live online access to tax pros or thousands of brick-and-mortar locations.
- Among entry-level paid software, no other package can match it across usability, features, support and price.
- Clean and clear interface, with a friendly interview process and helpful explanations.
- Peace of mind is available (at a cost) via live online access to tax pros or thousands of brick-and-mortar locations.
Why this Software made the list
H&R Block Deluxe's mix of features and support at a good price makes it an ideal starting point if your tax situation is a little more than simple.
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