How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing (2013)

In 2005, Norquist testified before the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform arguing against return-free filing. The reports and Intuit also note that many taxpayers can already get free tax filing through the Free File Alliance, a consortium involving the IRS and a handful of companies. In an SEC filing, Intuit said it provided about 1.2 million free federal returns for the 2011 tax season.

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