But for most people (although perhaps not most of the HN crowd), taxes aren't terribly complex. And in theory, the IRS already has the majority (if not all) the

But for most people (although perhaps not most of the HN crowd), taxes aren't terribly complex. And in theory, the IRS already has the majority (if not all) the necessary information needed to file taxes. But Intuit and others lobby to make this more difficult.