I am all for free filing software for the people! What TurboTax offers that a free version may not is the ability for a CPA to sign off on one's taxes. That is

I am all for free filing software for the people! What TurboTax offers that a free version may not is the ability for a CPA to sign off on one's taxes. That is worth paying for in my opinion. B/C they carry the liability if I were to be audited. I think the IRS needs to simplify the filing process so that a CPA is not needed. Sadly, this issue is more complex than intuits lobbying power.