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Turbo Tax is the reason why the government doesn't just give you a number to pay. The process could be easy, but the giant corporation Intuit and their political lobbying is why it sucks.
TurboTax plus Republicans wanting to make paying taxes as difficult as possible so people will vote to cut taxes
rich donors want it complex so they can keep finding the loop holes that let them pay nothing most years.
Which is not a solution because just because while you pay less taxes you still have to go through the process
They want people to be mad at having to pay taxes
The IRS is actually going test pilot such a program in a few states in the near future.
Which is why they keep wanting to defund the IRS (example):
Edit: More direct example of point 2
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/09/tax-prep-companies-lobbying-against-free-file-face-scrutiny-from-lawmakers/
If I was a billionaire, it sure is more affordable to spend 30 million on lobbying than paying 50 million on taxes.
America moment
Except people been having to do their taxes for a hell of a lot longer than turbo tax has existed. Turbo is a big lobbying entity, but they aren't the only ones.
They aren't the only one, but they are the largest one. They didn't make the system the way it is, but they benefit massively from it staying this way.