why cant the govt build a frigging excel sheet or a website for filing taxes because "THEY MAKE THE RULES" of what goes into a tax software. This is one of tho

why cant the govt build a frigging excel sheet or a website for filing taxes because "THEY MAKE THE RULES" of what goes into a tax software. This is one of those things that is used by companies to force people into their ecosystem. in india, the govt makes 4/6 tax returns available to be filed on the govt portal itself. It has a simple workflow based approach, asks you a few questions and in minutes you are done. Software companies exist alongside them but there is no "bad blood" between the two because they both do the same thing. the software companies products make it easier for tax professionals to keep a record and such but otherwise millions of users just dont bother with paid offerings. that is a much better alternative than the one US has