It has more to do with legislators using the tax code as a way to give away money for certain activities than tax prep lobbying. It’s also a lot of fear mongering by those companies, and a general lack of reading comprehension. If you don’t have to file quarterly, your taxes are likely very easy.
The reason the US doesn’t do that is thanks to lobbying by companies like Intuit and H&R Block.
Who successfully lobbied the trump admin to make free filing even harder
It has more to do with legislators using the tax code as a way to give away money for certain activities than tax prep lobbying. It’s also a lot of fear mongering by those companies, and a general lack of reading comprehension. If you don’t have to file quarterly, your taxes are likely very easy.
They are why Luigi needs to be set free tbh