Need help with your taxes? IBM Watson is here to help

Tax season has finally brought in the ultimate expert: Watson. IBM's supercomputer, which has already applied its endless knowledge to curing cancer, researching ALS and writing songs, will use its talents to process huge amounts of information to do taxes through H&R Block this year. "Tax preparation is a perfect use for Watson. Just like Watson is already revolutionizing other industries like healthcare and education, here H&R Block with Watson is learning to process incredible amounts of information, helping create tailored solutions for H&R Block's customers," David Kenny, IBM's senior vice president for IBM Watson and cloud platform, said in a video announcing the partnership. SEE ALSO: IBM's Watson supercomputer discovers 5 new genes linked to ALS Watson will read the 74,000 pages of federal tax code and process the thousands of yearly changes to tax law to help tax preparers get clients their best result.