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Toby_The_Tumor t1_j61qqku wrote

So, is H&R block good? Cause my brother got 8k with an infant with them

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Specialist-Put6367 t1_j61wibr wrote

The topic at issue in this LPT less the quality of their tax filings and more the underhanded tactics that make their services feel necessary to so many people. When I was renting out part of my house to friends I went with them and they did fine, but now I have a simpler situation and use FreeTaxUSA to avoid supporting their lobbyist budget

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Doortofreeside t1_j62fl7a wrote

The dollar amount isn't really relevant. Did they do anything to increase his refund that your brother wouldn't have done anyway?

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Toby_The_Tumor t1_j62fuyq wrote

Both me and him have no idea with this stuff, I saw someone say he could've gotten 2k more, but 8k is still insane. So I couldn't say, he doesn't like to talk about his money unless he's complaining or asking for it. Is there anything they could've done to get him more?

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Doortofreeside t1_j636sdr wrote

Depends how well you do your taxes. I take the standard deduction and as such I don't see anything that they could do that would couldn't do myself with freetaxusa ($15). Sure having a kid opens up stuff like the child tax credit, the dependent care credit, and stuff like opening a dependent care FSA but that's stuff you'll get prompted on by a tax software once you say you have a kid

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CN2498T OP t1_j61ysdj wrote

It would of been 10K without them

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