Enter fake name and throw away email? I haven't registered with them ever.Actually, it appears there's a much bigger difference than that:
The Amazon software library still has a record of your purchase and keeps your product key there permanently for future use. The only difference is that there is no longer a button to push to download directly from the Amazon library. Instead, you have to go to hrblock.com to download. In the Amazon library, you can click on "How to redeem this item" and instructions appear in a small pop-up window:
1. Visit https://activate.hrblock.com/GZJ
2. Enter the Activation Code found in this email
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to download your tax software
4. Download
5. For any issues, visit https://www.hrblock.com/support/
6. Please retain your Activation code for support assistance, future installations, and for your five Federal E-files.
Buying from Amazon no longer permits the download and installation of the software without "activating" it with H&R Block.
Is that true?
I've never "activated" the H&R Block software before. And I've never e-filed. I install the software, run it, then use the output to fill out the fillable PDF forms from the IRS which I print and mail to the IRS. When the software asks me to "activate" it, I just decline. I don't want to (willingly) hand all my financial data over to a third party — for no good reason.
Now I wonder if providing my contact information to H&R Block — and "activating" the software — will unwittingly grant that company access to my tax return data. For any of you that have downloaded the software from H&R Block, was there any need to grant access or acknowledge privacy rules during the download process?
Is there any work-around to providing H&R Block my contact data?
Statistics: Posted by Bcdkgf — Fri Nov 29, 2024 7:29 am