Interesting! How did Norquist/Americans for Tax Reform get so much influence? They seem to spend even less money than Intuit on lobbying, but maybe I’m not looking at the right sources or they have influence via means other than money?
I’m also somewhat skeptical of the claims. The agreement between the the IRS and the Free File Alliance feels too favorable to the Free File Alliance for them to have had no hand in it.
As to your confusion, I can see why an advocacy group that wants to lower taxes might want the process of filing taxes to be painful. I’m just speculating, but I bet the fact that taxes are annoying to file and require you to directly confront the sizable sum you may owe the government makes people favor lower taxes and simpler tax codes.
As to your confusion, I can see why an advocacy group that wants to lower taxes might want the process of filing taxes to be painful. I’m just speculating, but I bet the fact that taxes are annoying to file and require you to directly confront the sizable sum you may owe the government makes people favor lower taxes and simpler tax codes.
This is what I remembered the piece as saying, but unless I’m misreading it now, that’s not actually in the text.
Interesting! How did Norquist/Americans for Tax Reform get so much influence? They seem to spend even less money than Intuit on lobbying, but maybe I’m not looking at the right sources or they have influence via means other than money?
I’m also somewhat skeptical of the claims. The agreement between the the IRS and the Free File Alliance feels too favorable to the Free File Alliance for them to have had no hand in it.
As to your confusion, I can see why an advocacy group that wants to lower taxes might want the process of filing taxes to be painful. I’m just speculating, but I bet the fact that taxes are annoying to file and require you to directly confront the sizable sum you may owe the government makes people favor lower taxes and simpler tax codes.
This is what I remembered the piece as saying, but unless I’m misreading it now, that’s not actually in the text.