Deal has expired. I recently posted a deal on H&R Block Deluxe Federal + State for $21, noting that last year’s all-time low was during a brief $19 sale on Amazon. Well, right now Amazon is having an H&R Block “Deal of the Day” sale. These products are at the lowest price ever this year:
- H&R Block Deluxe Federal Only $12.99 (Homeowner and Investments)
- H&R Block Deluxe Federal + State $18.99 (Homeowner and Investments)
- H&R Block Premium Federal + State $26.99 (Self-Employed and Rental Properties)
- H&R Block Premium & Business Federal + State $33.99 (Corporations and LLCs)
Prices change on Amazon all the time and this looks like a one-day only sale for 2/6, so please verify before purchase. Here’s a quick screenshot:
Price history:
This is desktop software (Windows or Mac) that you’ll have to download and install on your computer. The good news about desktop software is that your personal financial data isn’t uploaded onto a corporate server to be stored forever (and potentially hacked). Amazon will let you download it at your convenience, which will take about 1 minute on broadband.
H&R Block is running their 10% Amazon bonus promotion again this year, where they will let you convert part or all of your federal tax refund into an Amazon.com Gift Card with up to a 10% bonus. So for example you could turn $500 of your tax refund into $550 in Amazon gift certificates. Limits apply ($2000 per e-card, maximum $5000 per customer). I can’t find the exact terms, but last year the 5% bonus was for H&R Block Free and Basic versions, while the higher 10% bonus was for Deluxe, Premium, and Premium & Business.
Keep in mind that for these products 5 Federal e-Files are included but State e-File is extra ($19.95 for all I believe). I would personally just print the (usually shorter) state return out and snail mail it in.
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Thanks for the heads up. It’s an interesting offer. I notice it says “up to” in small print before the 10% refund bonus offer, and then elsewhere on the Amazon page for the offer it says “As a special bonus to you, we’ll add an extra 5% or 10% to the amount of your e-gift card, depending on which H&R Block product you use.”
Does anyone reading this blog have any idea which product gives the 5% and which gives the 10%?
Last year, the 5% bonus was for H&R Block Free and Basic versions, while the higher 10% bonus was for Deluxe, Premium, and Premium & Business.
The Deluxe version jumped to $30 right after the sale, but now it’s back down to $20 (probably not for long). Thanks go to camelcamelcamel.com’s price alerting feature.