But Turbotax is free for 1040EZ filers. It's only in an instance where you would otherwise just hire a tax accountant that they charge you. In terms of SAAS pricing, it comes out to like $15/month annualized. It's a bargain IMO.
Private electronic tax filing systems (and the fees they charge) should not exist.
This is false. It's plenty possible to be in neither scenario, and every year millions of Americans are.
Further, the 1040EZ system no longer exists. Tax filers often charge for "tax accountant" services like having a moderate income or filing state taxes.
This is false. There's no need for 90% of people to hire an accountant to file their state tax return, for which Intuit charges.
This is incorrect in practice. Through dark patterns and otherwise, an extremely small minority filing without paying even if they should be “eligible” (which is itself an absurd position).