Summary of The Tax-Preparation Racket Might Be Coming to an End

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The Tax-Preparation Racket Might Be Coming to an End

For decades, the makers of tax-preparation software, like TurboTax owner Intuit, have worked to prevent Americans from filing taxes for free with the federal government. Through a combination of aggressive lobbying and search-engine manipulation, Intuit
and other corporations have kept Americans reliant on their services, despite a US government effort to introduce a free filing service.

https://jacobin.com/2024/06/tax-preparation-intuit-irs-direct-file/

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has launched a pilot program, Direct File, that allows taxpayers to file for free. On the Lever Time podcast, Arjun Singh talks with Paul Kiel, a ProPublica reporter who has covered the tax-prep industry.

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