The IRS is not allowed to do this, by law. Intuit lobbied for that law, which made Intuit (and others?) offer a free version. Of course, Intuit goes to great le

The IRS is not allowed to do this, by law. Intuit lobbied for that law, which made Intuit (and others?) offer a free version. Of course, Intuit goes to great lengths to guide people away from that free version. edit: save_ferris linked to an excellent story below: https://www.propublica.org/article/filing-taxes-could-be-free-simple-hr-block-intuit-lobbying-against-it https://www.propublica.org/article/filing-taxes-could-be-fre...