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Because the IRS tied their own hands when they agreed not to compete. You'd need to find political will to change that and "how you file your taxes" isn't a sex
by moate 4y ago
Because the IRS tied their own hands when they agreed not to compete. You'd need to find political will to change that and "how you file your taxes" isn't a sexy issue that gets voters to give a fuck.
- rexpop 4y ago> they agreed not to compete Apparently, as of 2019, this is no longer the case.[0] 0. https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-reforms-free-file-program-drops-agreement-not-to-compete-with-turbotax https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-reforms-free-file-pro...
- moate 4y agoRe-reading the original comment, I misunderstood their verb tense. I took it as "why hadn't we just done this ourselves" and was pointing out the historic glad-handing. You are correct that in response to the issue, the IRS cut out the sweetheart deal they'd given the industry originally.