“Stride is on a mission to help people who work for themselves be more productive and successful,” said Noah Lang, co-founder and CEO of Stride Health, Inc.
Stride Tax will integrate into H&R Block Self-Employed to make the filing process even easier and helps insure users don’t miss any potential deductions they are entitled to. Stride Tax automates mileage tracking and helps clients discover tax deductions unique to their profession. “The H&R Block/Stride partnership will enable self-employed clients who use Stride and H&R Block to easily track and import their expenses into the H&R Block Online DIY tax products, making claiming them as tax deductions seamless,” Watts said. Prior-year, unallowed passive activity losses.Home office – utilities, mortgage interest, real estate taxes, etc.Depreciation – vehicles and other equipment.Business expenses – advertising, legal fees, employee wages, business insurance, cleaning expenses, day care expenses, etc.Income from 1099-MISC, 1099-K, receipts and sales.These are among the tax/financial situations for which Self-Employed clients will find support: It is specifically designed for self-employed workers and small business owners who file Schedule C Schedule C-EZ for filers with simple earnings and expenses is included in the Premium online product.
H&R Block’s online Self-Employed product makes personalized recommendations, and asks questions about different types of income, startup costs and expenses.
“We’re also partnering with Stride, the leading provider of software and services for self-employed individuals, giving our clients the ability to easily track expenses and lower their tax bill.” Self-Employed
“In addition to other enhancements to H&R Block’s tax season 2018 products, we are excited to introduce a new product to address the ever-growing needs of self-employed taxpayers,” said Heather Watts, senior vice president and general manager of digital at H&R Block.
Self-Employed integrates the mobile expense tracking app Stride Tax, and joins H&R Block’s free online tax filing, Deluxe and Premium in the H&R Block Online DIY product lineup. H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) is adding a new Self-Employed product designed specifically for the estimated 60 million freelancers, independent contractors, and other self-employed taxpayers. Stride partnership makes tracking expenses, discovering deductions and preparing returns easier for self-employed taxpayers