This year, H&R Block At Home adds an iPad app that works with just about any tax return to its tax software offerings for Windows, Mac or online. Cool tax apps for iPhone and Android are also available if you file a 1040 EZ. You can log into H&R Block At Home Online using your secure Facebook credentials this year, which is just easier for a lot of people, and I think the Best of Both package rocks for value.

See my H&R Block At Home review to learn more about new enhancements and to see how my online chat with tech support went.

• Tax Software Reviews Round Up (updated as reviews are completed)
• Desktop vs. Online Tax Software

Let the tax software reviews begin!  I'm starting with my TaxACT review this year, which has a free version that can be used even for complicated personal income tax returns. Is it just me, or don't all returns seem complicated? Anyway, even the paid versions of TaxACT are very reasonably priced, the TaxACT Answer Center has improved, there's help for students who need to get tax information together when applying for financial aid and lots of other goodies to make preparing your taxes easier without lightening up your wallet too much.

You can use TaxACT online or on your Windows computer.

And, head out to TaxACT's Facebook page to participate in their Feel the Fridays sweepstakes with a different prize each week through February 3, 2012.

• Tax Software Reviews Round Up (updated as reviews are completed)
• Desktop vs. Online Tax Software

This was originally published last January 24, 2011, and going by what my readers are looking for, it still pertains to personal finance software today.  If Microsoft would sell the code for MS Money, or if the software were resurrected at a higher price, I suspect that users would flock to their old favorite.

Microsoft Money has been technically dead as of weeks ago, yet I keep getting nominations for the software as best Windows personal finance software for the 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards.  Some of the nominations include notes like, "Microsoft Money - RIP", or "Microsoft Money, if it still existed", so there's awareness that the software is no longer sold or supported.

Few former Microsoft Money users have been able to recommend a Money replacement, and many have told me that they will just use Money Plus Sunset Deluxe and do all the data entry manually.

MS Money is really being missed.  It would have been better for Microsoft to put more funds into developing and supporting the personal finance software rather than canning it altogether, even if doing so meant raising the price of the software.

• Find Personal Finance Software To Replace Microsoft Money

The holidays have passed, income taxes loom on the horizon, and many have resolved to keep a budget this year.  Here's all you need to know about budgeting with personal finance software:

1. How to Choose Budgeting Software: While personal finance software has some decent budgeting features, if you're primarily looking for a tool for tracking budgets, look into budgeting software.
2. How to Set Up a Budget with Financial Software: If dedicated budgeting software is not your thing and you use software with a wider range of personal finance features, here's all you need to know about setting up a budget in your software. If you already have a budget set up, you might still want to look over these tips to see if there's a way you can improve on your current budget.
3. Spreadsheets for Budget Tracking: Don't want to work with financial software? Consider using a budget tracking spreadsheet. The free downloads on the list are already formatted and do the math for you.
4. Free Personal Finance Software: If you're on a budget, it doesn't always make sense to sink some cash into personal finance software. Here are the best free personal finance software options for managing accounts, budgets and other money matters.