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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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Edited December 13, 2021 at 08:38 PM by
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.

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12-18-2021 at 01:38 PM.
12-18-2021 at 01:38 PM.
Is anybody now getting bombarded by loan application spam now since buying from this site?

Buying from this site may have been a mistake...
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Quote from Slickie :
Is anybody now getting bombarded by loan application spam now since buying from this site?

Buying from this site may have been a mistake...
Nope. None at all.
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Hmmm, ok. I guess it appears to be a coincidence. I am now getting flooded with loan crap...
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12-20-2021 at 07:46 PM.
12-20-2021 at 07:46 PM.
I got an email with an activation code but I cant find the link to actually download the software. can someone help me with this.
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12-21-2021 at 06:36 AM.
12-21-2021 at 06:36 AM.
Quote from jbains18 :
I got an email with an activation code but I cant find the link to actually download the software. can someone help me with this.
Go the link in the OP from which you bought the software.
https://gethrblock.com/blush

On top, there is a Support Link.
Click that and then there is a New Computer Installation link.
Click that, enter your activation code and the email address and you should be able to download the s/w.
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12-23-2021 at 03:56 PM.
12-23-2021 at 03:56 PM.
just found that my credit card got charged despite the "activation" error. Never received a code so just disputed the charge with my credit card. So check your credit card statement if you had similar issue.
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12-25-2021 at 12:03 PM.
12-25-2021 at 12:03 PM.
Quote from HJM :
Bought, instructions worked perfectly (actually didn't even need to close the identity shield popup first, just switched to another tab and back and the $5 discount was offered in a popup on top of the identity shield popup), downloaded, installed, and opened software just fine. Did get charged sales tax, but this deal is low enough for me.

Tip from another SD thread on H&R Block software: you're getting a 4MB launcher that then downloads a 47MB installer (at least for Deluxe+State). The installer exe file is downloaded to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp
and the installer file is called HRBlock_Deluxe-State_CW.exe in case you want to save it
My computer crashed before I could download, how do I get the installer now? I have the receipt (printed from screen, and in email), but neither contains the installation link.
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12-25-2021 at 09:49 PM.
12-25-2021 at 09:49 PM.
Quote from m2go :
My computer crashed before I could download, how do I get the installer now? I have the receipt (printed from screen, and in email), but neither contains the installation link.
The instructions are in the email they sent, where it says "Need to install your software?"
1. Go to the website URL in your original packaging (they should have just put the link here, but it's the same link as in the OP that you used to make the purchase, https://gethrblock.com/blush )
2. Hover over SUPPORT, click NEW COMPUTER INSTALLATION
3. Enter your purchase email address and your activation code
4. Click UNLOCK SOFTWARE button, etc
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I got an email with an activation code but I cant find the link to actually download the software. can someone help me with this.
Yes H&R Block is making it harder than it needs to be. Someone already posted the answer to your question (the steps are also spelled out in your purchase email where it says "Need to install your software?". But for anyone else who hasn't bought yet, I believe the link to download was on the order confirmation page in your browser but it wasn't super obvious, so if you close that down too soon then you have to do the steps outlined in the email.
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12-29-2021 at 07:55 AM.
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Technically, everyone can file for free. Pick up the forms and instructions from your local library and fill them out with a pen and paper and 4 function calculator. It is a question of time and accuracy.
I need to get this ASAP. Best price I've seen in a few years.

Or download the forms and print them
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01-17-2022 at 12:23 PM.
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If anyone else is like me and lost the download link, you can go to https://gethrblock.com/blush click support at the top then the "Learn More" button under new computer installation and input your email and code to get the download again...
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If anyone else is like me and lost the download link, you can go to
https://gethrblock.com/blush clic... again...I am like you...and this was very frustrating. I can't believe how hard they make it to get the software. Used to be that they'd send the disks multiple times per year without asking, now you have to jump through hoops to get a download. Anyway, thanks for posting but...it didn't work for me. Didn't recognize my serial number. I was beyond frustrated, and the 10 bux i saved on this deal was spent many times over with my wasted time. In the end, i called customer support, and eventually got a representative who was great and got my issue fixed. Still, way too frustrating.
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01-18-2022 at 08:34 AM.
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I had no problem with the download even I made the purchase on one computer and installed on another one. After the purchase, I click on the link to download the downloader which has my registration code embedded. I copied that file to a thumb drive and ran on another computer. It downloaded and installed the program with the activation code entered already.
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waiting for this to go on sale again
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Anyone else having issues with installing the software? It just displays a blank window when I try to launch the installer. See attached screenshot.
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