> I never understood the idea that the government ought to write their own e-filing software when others already exist This is the most baffling take I've read

> I never understood the idea that the government ought to write their own e-filing software when others already exist This is the most baffling take I've read on this subject. The IRS are the ones we're submitting our tax forms to in the first place. Why on earth shouldn't they have their own e-filing service for the information they're requesting from us? Plus they already have a ton of data on everyone's income and taxes paid throughout the year, so they can largely pre-fill these forms for us, saving us time and preventing mistakes. Why on earth wouldn't we want that?