The argument is that Intuit engages in corrupt practices to boost their profits at the expense of american taxpayers' time and money, by complicating tax code a

The argument is that Intuit engages in corrupt practices to boost their profits at the expense of american taxpayers' time and money, by complicating tax code and limiting the development of government-funded solutions. Your comparison to other forms of lobbying doesn't change that, and neither does sowing doubt about the efficacy of said lobbying; these practices are unethical and wrong regardless of your ideologically-motivated justifications.