topic Why has TurboTax lobbied to keep the government from creating a return free tax system, and why does it work so hard to hide the true free tax return systems online? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-has-turbotax-lobbied-to-keep-the-government-from-creating-a-return-free-tax-system-and-why-does/01/2165230#M778076 Sat, 03 Apr 2021 01:06:21 GMT danvaccaro166 2021-04-03T01:06:21Z Why has TurboTax lobbied to keep the government from creating a return free tax system, and why does it work so hard to hide the true free tax return systems online? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-has-turbotax-lobbied-to-keep-the-government-from-creating-a-return-free-tax-system-and-why-does/01/2165230#M778076 Sat, 03 Apr 2021 01:06:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-has-turbotax-lobbied-to-keep-the-government-from-creating-a-return-free-tax-system-and-why-does/01/2165230#M778076 danvaccaro166 2021-04-03T01:06:21Z Re: Why has TurboTax lobbied to keep the government from creating a return free tax system, and why does it work so hard to hide the true free tax return systems online? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-has-turbotax-lobbied-to-keep-the-government-from-creating-a-return-free-tax-system-and-why/01/2165242#M778080 <P>All the tax preparation companies are private companies.&nbsp; They do have to make a profit and write the programs etc. and provide a service.&nbsp; There are several free file websites.&nbsp; They are listed at the IRS.</P><P><A href="https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free" target="_self">https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free</A>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 03 Apr 2021 01:12:59 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-has-turbotax-lobbied-to-keep-the-government-from-creating-a-return-free-tax-system-and-why/01/2165242#M778080 VolvoGirl 2021-04-03T01:12:59Z Re: Why has TurboTax lobbied to keep the government from creating a return free tax system, and why does it work so hard to hide the true free tax return systems online? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-has-turbotax-lobbied-to-keep-the-government-from-creating-a-return-free-tax-system-and-why/01/2165366#M778125 <P>Why? it's called 'capitalism' and 'greed'.&nbsp; It's the American Way&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></P> Sat, 03 Apr 2021 02:06:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-has-turbotax-lobbied-to-keep-the-government-from-creating-a-return-free-tax-system-and-why/01/2165366#M778125 NCperson 2021-04-03T02:06:22Z