@rjs I reckon I assumed that these companies providing free tax services were being remunerated via government contract, after all, they've done so for several years now and I can't imagine any service staying in business by giving away their services for years. Since it is a govt requirement that we file our taxes yearly... I can't see why avoiding a surcharge is equivalent to being provided a free meal... it's more akin to being provided a free ride to jail... and last I checked... inmates aren't charged for that trip. So that's an analogy fail. Regardless, $120 for what amounts to providing an online 1040ez form is the definition of price gouging.
