Virginia had a dead simple and free e-File system for years. It cost the state almost nothing to maintain and worked wonderfully. The tax companies were able

Virginia had a dead simple and free e-File system for years. It cost the state almost nothing to maintain and worked wonderfully. The tax companies were able to bribe a few members of the legislature to have it killed with relatively little fuss, and now Virginians pay some of the highest rates for e-filing at the state level.