Lawmakers announced Thursday that they had reintroduced their IRS bill without a provision putting companies like H&R Block permanently in charge of online tax filing. The IRS currently offers free online tax filing to most households ― in theory, at least. In practice, the agency farms out the so-called Free File program to a consortium of tax prep firms that sock taxpayers with fees. The Free File ripoff results from an agreement between the IRS and the industry. The National Consumer Law Center supported the overall bill but hated the Free File part.

Source: Huffington Post June 06, 2019 17:24 UTC