> ...people with relatively simple tax situations are persuaded to use expensive filing services (H&R)... And when you go to an H&R Block office, you're talkin

> ...people with relatively simple tax situations are persuaded to use expensive filing services (H&R)... And when you go to an H&R Block office, you're talking with someone who doesn't really know taxes at all. They are just filling out forms like you might do yourself. When my ex-wife and I had separated but were still legally married, she went to an H&R Block office and the tax preparer told her that she could file single. (No, you can't. It's married filing jointly or married filing separately.) She also said our adult daughter didn't need to file at all because her income was below the filing threshold. (Yes, she did need to file because at the time she was on an ACA/Obamacare health plan.) It's bad when I know more about taxes than the "expert" at H&R Block.