“The tax code is too complicated—everyone needs an advocate in their corner to get the best outcome during tax season,” Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, wrote at the start of 2024. Alas, a growing number of Americans do not want that extra helper to be TurboTax, the tax-preparation giant’s multibillion-dollar service. To them, that commiserating feels false coming from a company that has spent more than 20 years lobbying to keep the federal tax code as is—that is, too complicated—because making... Read this story
