Free File Fillable Forms is more than 90% of taxpayers need, and is free for all income levels. It's as close to an IRS e-file system as there is, just fill out the fucking forms rather than playing "200 questions."
You mean the site that the IRS is forced to contract out (because Intuit lobbies Congress to prevent the IRS from running that directly)? They try hard to hide it (a site like this shouldn't be allowed to have a private domain registration for example), but it is run by... Intuit! They don't even have to run ads or try to milk users to pay for unneeded software, because they get guaranteed money from the IRS.
On the other hand, we could just eliminate all income taxes and close the IRS.
Or, you could do what the rest of the civilized world did 25 years ago (or more) and simplify your tax code to the point where expensive tax preparation software is not needed for individuals.
That removes a source of bribes for your corrupt elected officials, so won't happen.
You mean the site that the IRS is forced to contract out (because Intuit lobbies Congress to prevent the IRS from running that directly)? They try hard to hide it (a site like this shouldn't be allowed to have a private domain registration for example), but it is run by... Intuit! They don't even have to run ads or try to milk users to pay for unneeded software, because they get guaranteed money from the IRS.
As an outside observer... How is a first world country like America this corrupt?
https://news.slashdot.org/story/19/04/22/2139215/turbotax-uses-dark-patterns-to-trick-you-into-paying-to-file-your-taxes
Where the hell did journalistic integrity and research go, because I'd like to follow soon.
This story is about the class-action lawsuit brought on by what was discovered in the story you quoted.
On the other hand, we could just eliminate all income taxes and close the IRS.
Or, you could do what the rest of the civilized world did 25 years ago (or more) and simplify your tax code to the point where expensive tax preparation software is not needed for individuals.
That removes a source of bribes for your corrupt elected officials, so won't happen.