Tax prep companies: $90M lobbying against free tax-filing
For most tax payers in the US, the government has all of the necessary information to calculate tax liability through W-2, 1099, and other filings from third parties.<p>A pragmatic approach might be to use this information, populate a tax form, send out for signature confirming accuracy and completeness.  The balance of the tax payers could continue to use Intuit, H&R Block and others to handle their circumstances.<p>There is a contingent of Congress that does not want to make tax preparation easier because it aligns with their narrative that taxes are bad.  The more painful tax preparation is, the more sympathy they find with this narrative.