apologies if wrong forum. there seems to be a lot of tax discussion here.
I used turbotax 2 years ago and h&r block last year and couldn't really tell any difference other than h&r block being a bit cheaper. there are also taxact & freetaxusa which are cheaper still, as well as credit karma which is totally free. there's also the option to go with a real, living, breathing CPA. has anyone ever done a deep-dive comparison between the options for poker players?
the poker part of taxes is relatively simple & straightforward, so I wonder if there would ever be that big of a difference in the amount calculated by each software, meaning I could spring for the cheapest software.
however, people have been having some pretty questionable experiences with credit karma
here, and I'm not sure if freetaxusa & taxact are equipped to handle poker taxes as well as the more expensive options. on the other hand, they could be more expensive for reasons other than being better (e.g. name recognition, more lifetime customers & less need to attract new customers), so I don't really have any reason to believe freetaxusa and taxact would necessarily suck cuz they're cheaper.
thoughts? experiences? thanks!