H&R Block/Taxes could file themselves. H&R Block is preventing it.

Taxes could file themselves. H&R Block is preventing it.
Type	Political Profits
Date(s)	2008 - Present

H&R Block spends millions each year lobbying to keep U.S. taxes difficult and expensive.^[1] Alongside tax-prep giants like Intuit and TurboTax, H&R Block has successfully lobbied to prevent the U.S. from implementing any level of tax form pre-completion,^[2] despite the fact that the IRS already collects the necessary data.^{[citation needed]}

↑ "H&R Block Profile: Lobbying". OpenSecrets. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
↑ "Filing Taxes Could Be Free and Simple. But H&R Block and Intuit Are Still Lobbying Against It". ProPublica. Retrieved 2024-02-05.

[1] "H&R Block Profile: Lobbying". OpenSecrets. Retrieved 2024-02-05.

[2] "Filing Taxes Could Be Free and Simple. But H&R Block and Intuit Are Still Lobbying Against It". ProPublica. Retrieved 2024-02-05.

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