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H&R Block 2021 Tax Software (Digital Download): Deluxe + State $15, Deluxe $5, Basic Expired

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GetHRBlock.com has select H&R Block 2021 Tax Software (Digital Download) on sale when you follow the deal instructions below.

Thanks to Community Members Cossid & kstar1990 [discuss] for sharing this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Visit the promotion page.
  2. Look for for a pop up window with the message "Wait! Save an additional $5 if you purchase now."
    • If you don't see the pop up window, try opening a new tab in your browser (or switching to another already open tab), wait a couple seconds and then return to the deal site tab with the original offer. Also try deleting cookies, disabling ad blockers, incognito mode or a different browser.
  3. In the pop up window, click "Save $5 Now" to activate your $5 discount.
  4. Select your product on the promotion page (prices after $5 discount):
    • Basic Free
    • Deluxe $4.95
    • Deluxe + State $14.95
  5. Click "Purchase Now" for your selection.
  6. $5 discount will apply automatically on Payment Info screen.
  7. Proceed to checkout & complete your order.

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Please read the instructions, as all of the prices require at least one step, some require two.

This appears to be the best total deal for H&R Block so far this year, and beats or meets prior year deals.

Deal link for Basic, Deluxe, Deluxe + State: https://gethrblock.com/blush
Deal link for Premium, Premium + Business https://gethrblock.com/olive50
This site is owned by H&R Block Digital, payments will be processed by hrblock.com and the key you get will come directly from an hrblock.com email.

Step 1) Click on link above. Wait for tax identity shield popup to display and close it.
Step 2) Open a new tab in your browser (or switch to another already open tab), wait a couple seconds and then return to the deal site tab with the original offer. You will now be presented with a "last chance" popup which will give you a $5 discount on all available selections, click "Save $5 Now".
Step 3a) If you wish to purchase Deluxe + State or below, select your product and check out, the $5 discount will be displayed on the individual product page.
Step 3b) If you wish to purchase Premium or Premium + Business, chose the product tier just below your desired version. The initial $5 discount will be on the lower tier product page (and will traverse to the upgraded product later). When you click purchase (you won't be charged here and will have a chance to review on the next screen), you will be presented a discounted upgrade (bringing your total discount to $10).

Basic: $4.95 - $5 = -$0.05 (unsure what happens here, not the version I purchased)
Deluxe: $9.95 - $5 = $4.95
Deluxe + State: $19.95 - $5 = $14.95
Premium: $32.49 now $39.99 -$5 -$5 = $22.49 now $29.99
Premium + Business: $39.99 now $54.95 -$5 -$5 = $29.99 now $44.95

If you don't get the last chance offer, clear your cache/cookies or try in a new private browsing session (closing all other private browsing windows first). Private mode in Edge or Firefox seem to work best.

Credit to kstar1990 and their similar thread at https://slickdeals.net/f/15492997-h-r-block-deluxe-2021-tax-software-w-efile-windows-mac-9-95-or-deluxe-state-19-95?v=1 - More details about verification of the gethrblock.com domain being legit there.

Edit: As posted in the other thread, here is a link [bestbuy.com] to one of last year's products on Best Buy where an H&R Block rep confirms gethrblock.com is legitimate.
Edit 2: Thanks again to kstar1990 for a new link for Premium & Premium + Business with even lower prices!
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Last Edited by stanclave January 25, 2022 at 06:28 PM
If you're purchasing Premium or Premium + Business and viewing from the Slick Deals homepage, expand the original post for a better deal. Premium for $22.95, Premium + Business for $29.99 or see the post dedicated to just that deal.

Some free tax software options...

Credit Karma Tax is now Cash App Taxes
1: Credit Karma Tax
https://www.creditkarma.com/tax

2: Free Tax USA
https://www.freetaxusa.com/

HOW TO DOWNLOAD AFTER YOU GET CODE FROM HRBLOCK??

Go to
https://gethrblock.com/blush

Click Support menu on top right side.

Click 'New Computer installation'

Fill in activation code & email

Download HR Block software

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Featured Comments

Stop trolling and posting false trash on this site.

I used to do taxes professionally and have found HR Block to be as good as Turbo Tax in terms of ease of use, and better in some cases where I have to manually edit a form.

In fact every year I'll compare HR Block to Turbo Tax online for a select few people and find the results the same, if not more comprehensive with HR Block.

Turbo Tax has tried to screw over American tax payers for decades, starting in the 90's / 2000's by forcing its customers to register their tax software via server activation. This meant if your PC died, or you had to factory reset due to a virus, you could not reinstall the tax software, or reinstall it in later years to do an amended return. This alone causes me to stay away from Turbo Tax. Every year I have to file 2-3 amended returns for prior years, and with Taxcut it is super simple.

Now Turbo Tax tries to lobby congress to keep taxes complicated so people are forced to use its software. Also, Turbo Tax tries to hide the free tax filing option from eligible tax filers and have been taken to task for that.

No matter which way you spin it, Turbo Tax is evil and anti-consumer. Stop spouting BS that HR Block is worse than Turbo Tax. No way I'm going to let this fly.
Turbo Tax interface is easier in some ways, but HR Block's interface is fairly easy as will, and allows easy manual control of the forms for more complex situations.
Exactly.
Don't listen to the troll.
Exactly. Suckers pay way more for Turbo Tax because they listen to trolls and don't understand that alternatives are just as good, if not better.
Thanks for the deal. This is the first time I'm able to purchase H&R tax software many months before tax is even due.

I used their small setup launcher to install, which isn't the full software install (file downloaded was too small for full install). Did some snooping to find the full installer that it automatically downloaded. One can find the full installer for backup/copy purposes in your C:\Users\<Windows user login>\AppData\Local\Temp directory. For me, since I bought Deluxe + State, the file name is: HRBlock_Deluxe-State_CW.exe
I had the same problem. I had to call customer support to get an email with a download link.
To save you the constant forwarding, here is the dept that actually helped me.

1 866 606 3400

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12-11-2021 at 07:02 AM.
12-11-2021 at 07:02 AM.
I've always had HUGE issues with H&R Block's tax software. I bought it 2-3 years in a row and every year it would crash-loop when I went to import my brokerage information. TurboTax has been great. YMMV.
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12-11-2021 at 07:03 AM.
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Should switch from TT to H&R for $15 cheaper?
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12-11-2021 at 07:04 AM.
12-11-2021 at 07:04 AM.
Found a bit better deal for you guys wanting the premium versions, here are the versions available:

Premium - $32.49 - $5 = $27.49

Premium and Business - $39.99 - $5 = $34.99

1. Open the link, then click on the tax shield window that pops up till it goes away.

2. Click off to another tab in your browser and come back.

3. Then a $5 discount Last Chance Offer comes up, click it

4. Choose the version of the software that you want


If you miss the popup, you will need to delete the cookies for that site to retry.

Edge browser works best.

https://gethrblock.com/olive50
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12-11-2021 at 07:05 AM.

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12-11-2021 at 07:05 AM.
Quote from zingzang :
I purchased the Deluxe and State but closed the window before I download the software. I can't find the download link anywhere.

Can you post the link to download?

Thanks
I had the same problem. I had to call customer support to get an email with a download link.
To save you the constant forwarding, here is the dept that actually helped me.

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12-11-2021 at 07:08 AM.
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12-11-2021 at 07:10 AM.
12-11-2021 at 07:10 AM.
Quote from zeugma :
There is a reason H&R Block is $14.95 and Turbotax is $49.99. H&R Block too would like to sell for more.
Over multiple version years H&R Block continues to contain critical mistakes especially calculations on state forms and lesser used forms. It just can't be trusted.

I had a problem using the software last year too, and no way to correct it, I had to amend my taxes.
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12-11-2021 at 07:15 AM.
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I also got a credit card error when trying to "buy" the Basic version....
I lived a little and bought the deluxe version, $5.36 with tax. Could never get the -$0.05 basic order to go through.
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12-11-2021 at 07:16 AM.
12-11-2021 at 07:16 AM.
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Is this site even legal? H&R Block website is hrblock.com and the SSL certificate for this website belongs to some other company.
I ordered Delux fed + state and installed it successfully. and email came from HRBLOCK.com so it is legit.
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To those who asked about the domain "GetHRBlock.com", it is registered via godaddy. Godaddy lists the owner of the domain as a company known as fusion92. Fusion92 seems to be some sort of marketing/innovation company that (per their web site) works with some fairly large names (Mazda, AT&T, Red Cross, Raymond James) and also HR Block.

I don't know if these links will post but here it is:

GoDaddy "whois": https://www.godaddy.com/whois/res...rblock.com
Fusion92 customers: https://www.fusion92.com/work
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Should switch from TT to H&R for $15 cheaper?

Stick with what you know, if you've been using TT without issues don't switch.
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12-11-2021 at 07:26 AM.
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isnt h&R block tax usually cheaper next year compared to buying in Dec?
(ie: newegg)
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12-11-2021 at 07:27 AM.
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Site is https://gethrblock.com/blush looks odd, I agree.
I thought it was odd too, but then I went through my old mail and found a color flyer for this Software received in the mail that stated it was from H&R Block, One H&R Block Way, Kansas City, MO, 64105 and in that flyer it directed me to buy the software at GETHRBLOCK.COM/PEACH so I now believe this domain and this deal are legit. So I put my credit card in and got the deal. Thanks OP.
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12-11-2021 at 07:28 AM.
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I got the Activation Code. I could not find the download link in the email. The instruction link to the support page but I can not find the download link.

Click "Support" at the top of the page, then under "New Computer Installation", click "Learn more". It will ask you for your email and activation code and then it will let you download the software.
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