“Even the Justice Department recognizes TurboTax as a functional monopoly, and forced Intuit to sell CreditKarma Tax in order to complete the acquisition.”
Intuit opposes simpler taxes because simpler taxes kill its product. It bought GoodApril before demo day. The fix pitched here is more fintech apps with tax APIs. The real fix is a government that files for you, and that is exactly what Intuit lobbies against.