tax prep firms of undermine new IRS effort on electronic free file tax returns
tax prep firms of undermine new IRS effort on electronic free file tax returns

Democrats accuse tax prep firms of undermining new IRS effort on electronic free file tax returns

Congressional Democrats are accusing big tax preparation firms including Intuit and H&R Block of undermining the federal government’s upcoming electronic free file tax return system.
As they always have and always will do.
Even if you free file with them, they get information from you and can lure you back next year when you might have to pay to file an extra form.
It's still good to remind folks which companies lobby to keep tax filing complicated and non-free
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-fight-to-stop-americans-from-filing-their-taxes-for-free
and what specifically they are lobbying against now:
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22596072/irs-turbotax-hr-block-free-file-tax-return