Intuit, Maker of Turbotax, Lobbies Against Simplified Tax Filings 423
McGruber (1417641) writes "Return-free filing might allow tens of millions of Americans to file their taxes for free and in minutes. Under proposals authored by several federal lawmakers, it would be voluntary, using information the government already receives from banks and employers and that taxpayers could adjust. The concept has been endorsed by Presidents Obama and Reagan and is already a reality in some parts of Europe. Sounds great, except to Intuit, maker of Turbotax: last year, Intuit spent more than $2.6 million on lobbying, some of it to lobby on four bills related to the issue, federal lobbying records show."
Think of all those poor accountants! (Score:5, Funny)
How will they survive if we make taxes simpler! Just like all those ditch diggers if we gave them shovels instead of spoons.
Company lobbies against its own destruction ... (Score:0, Funny)
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