Personal blog of Chris Given, government technologist. These words are always written by a human; I have no one to blame but myself.| chrisgiven.com
Three events that made Direct File possible.| chrisgiven.com
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.| ProPublica
ProPublica has long detailed how Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, and other companies have worked against making tax preparation easier and less costly.| ProPublica