There was an interesting series of articles last year about how TurboTax/Intuit & other groups opposed a simple/clean "pre-fill" tax return arrangement http://

There was an interesting series of articles last year about how TurboTax/Intuit & other groups opposed a simple/clean "pre-fill" tax return arrangement http://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-maker-of-turbotax-fought-free-simple-tax-filing http://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-maker-of-turbotax-... http://www.npr.org/2013/03/26/175332655/what-would-the-u-s-be-like-with-no-tax-returns http://www.npr.org/2013/03/26/175332655/what-would-the-u-s-b... -- http://theweek.com/article/index/241919/why-turbotax-tried-to-make-your-taxes-more-complicated http://theweek.com/article/index/241919/why-turbotax-tried-t... http://www.forbes.com/sites/leonardburman/2013/04/15/the-tax-complexity-lobby/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/leonardburman/2013/04/15/the-tax... http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/26/4150900/intuit-lobbies-against-returns-free-tax-filing-system http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/26/4150900/intuit-lobbies-aga... Intuit's statement on the matter: http://www.propublica.org/documents/item/621241-intuit-statement http://www.propublica.org/documents/item/621241-intuit-state...