H&R Block Tax Software Canada vs Taxfix

H&R Block Tax Software Canada is a web, iOS, and Android tax-preparation service with a free plan and additional plans for more situations. The Free plan costs nothing and includes automatic tax-return optimizations, T-slip and RL-slip income, tuition, scholarship and student credits, RRSP contributions, and COVID-19 benefits and repayments. Deluxe adds donations, medical expenses, employment expenses, dependent transfers and credits, and personalized tax-saving suggestions. Premier combines Free and Deluxe features with capital gains and losses and foreign income. Self Employed covers self-employment income and expenses, provides an expense and deduction calculator, and supports ridesharing, online sales, consulting, freelancing, and rental property income and expenses. The listed service also supports investment and rental income, state filing, and audit support. H&R Block Tax Software Canada is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and was founded in 1955.

Taxfix provides digital tax returns that users can prepare themselves or have prepared by independent tax advisers. In Basic, a question-led process guides users through a return and provides an initial refund estimate. The Start plan offers a free estimated refund calculation, with submission through Basic. Taxfix sends returns to the tax office through the official ELSTER interface. Basic works in a browser and through Android and iOS apps. For Expert, users answer questions and upload documents; an adviser reviews and prepares the return for the user to confirm. The listed Expert fee is 20% of the refund, with a minimum of €99.99, and may apply even if the return is not submitted. A separate solution for VAT-liable self-employed people combines bookkeeping, receipt capture, VAT pre-returns, and income tax returns including EÜR. Uploaded receipts and invoices are read for details such as amount, date, and tax rate. Taxfix says it uses encryption, does not share data with third parties, and operates servers mainly in Germany or elsewhere in the EU while observing GoBD and GDPR. Basic is free until submission; individual annual filing costs €39.99 a year, and one-time filing costs €49.99, paid once payment.