Tax preparation industry pushes back against IRS pilot program

By Zach Halaschak

Published May 18, 2023 9:00am ET

Tax preparation industry pushes back against IRS pilot program — FILE - In this April 18, 2016 file photo a person looks at Intuit TurboTax software on display at a retailer in Foster City, Calif. Filing Minnesota state income tax returns for 2018 is going to be more of a pain than usual. That's because lawmakers and the governor left a crucial piece of legislation unfinished, and it's too late to fix it for the upcoming tax season. innesota Revenue Commissioner Cynthia Bauerly said her department encourages electronic filing, whether it's through tax preparers, commercial tax software such as TurboTax, or with free software available via her department's website. | (Peter Barreras/AP Images for Turbo Tax Via AP File)

Tax preparers are pushing back against the IRS‘s plan to launch a pilot program for a free agency-run electronic filing system that directly threatens their industry.

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