There's also the tax prep lobby, which is opposed to more automation, streamlining of code, and making tax prep irrelevant in general. Half the IRS could go aw

There's also the tax prep lobby, which is opposed to more automation, streamlining of code, and making tax prep irrelevant in general. Half the IRS could go away if most americans could do a simple 1040 on an IRS website. Eg: http://billmoyers.com/story/how-lobbying-by-tax-preparer-helps-keep-tax-day-complicated/ http://billmoyers.com/story/how-lobbying-by-tax-preparer-hel...