Intuit Overhauls Lobbying Roster Following IRS Direct File Announcement The TurboTax owner dropped its lobbying contracts with six D.C. firms after the IRS announced a free tax filing pilot program and brought on 21 new lobbyists.
Tax Prep Industry Hires More Lobbyists as IRS Announces Free E-File Pilot The lucrative tax prep industry has pursued a decades-long lobbying campaign to block the IRS from developing a free online tax filing service.
Intuit’s Top Lobbying Firms Are Also Major DSCC Bundlers Congress is set to receive a report on how the IRS can streamline the tax filing process after lobbyists for Intuit bundled millions for the Senate Democrats' campaign arm.