This is because Intuit, Inc. gave Donald Trump $1,000,000 for his "inauguration." Intuit owns Turbo Tax, which makes money off charging taxpayers to file their returns.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This is because Intuit, Inc. gave Donald Trump $1,000,000 for his "inauguration." Intuit owns Turbo Tax, which makes money off charging taxpayers to file their returns.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
Trump will reportedly end the IRS Direct File program that allowed taxpayers to file taxes for free.
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
April 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Trump will reportedly end the IRS Direct File program that allowed taxpayers to file taxes for free.
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
Trump's IRS chief finally said IRS Direct File is "gone." Intuit lobbied hard against free federal filing for years.
Here's Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi defending that record in a Decoder interview last year. Intuit later asked us to cut this part. We refused.
Here's Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi defending that record in a Decoder interview last year. Intuit later asked us to cut this part. We refused.
August 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Trump's IRS chief finally said IRS Direct File is "gone." Intuit lobbied hard against free federal filing for years.
Here's Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi defending that record in a Decoder interview last year. Intuit later asked us to cut this part. We refused.
Here's Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi defending that record in a Decoder interview last year. Intuit later asked us to cut this part. We refused.
Are you serious lol
January 17, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Are you serious lol
The IRS launched its own tax filing program that allowed taxpayers to file taxes for free.
Tax prep companies like Intuit lobbied for years to stop the IRS from doing this.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration. Now Trump is gutting the program.
Hello?
Tax prep companies like Intuit lobbied for years to stop the IRS from doing this.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration. Now Trump is gutting the program.
Hello?
April 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The IRS launched its own tax filing program that allowed taxpayers to file taxes for free.
Tax prep companies like Intuit lobbied for years to stop the IRS from doing this.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration. Now Trump is gutting the program.
Hello?
Tax prep companies like Intuit lobbied for years to stop the IRS from doing this.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration. Now Trump is gutting the program.
Hello?
TurboTax makers Intuit have lobbied the government for years to block free public tax-filing.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
TurboTax makers Intuit have lobbied the government for years to block free public tax-filing.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The IRS's free tax filing tool is now reportedly "gone," according to Trump's IRS chief.
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
July 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The IRS's free tax filing tool is now reportedly "gone," according to Trump's IRS chief.
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
Intuit, parent company of TurboTax, donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration. Always follow the money.
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Intuit, parent company of TurboTax, donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration. Always follow the money.
First CES panel. Intuit CMO Thomas Ranese is proud of his company's integration with OpenAI, which involves giving AI read/write access to tax data. Since prompt injection attacks are unavoidable, I asked him who will be liable when customer data is exposed: Intuit, OpenAI, etc?
He had no idea.
He had no idea.
January 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
First CES panel. Intuit CMO Thomas Ranese is proud of his company's integration with OpenAI, which involves giving AI read/write access to tax data. Since prompt injection attacks are unavoidable, I asked him who will be liable when customer data is exposed: Intuit, OpenAI, etc?
He had no idea.
He had no idea.
There’s that Intuit lobbying money
DOGE IRS lead Sam Corcos has also told agency workers that he wants to kill DirectFile, IRS's recently released free tax-filing service.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
April 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
There’s that Intuit lobbying money
Intuit charges big bucks just for ordinary people to pay their taxes.
At the same time, they are doing everything they can to sabotage Direct File, the IRS’ free, easy, and popular tax filing tool.
It’s a scam, and I'm not letting them get away with it.
At the same time, they are doing everything they can to sabotage Direct File, the IRS’ free, easy, and popular tax filing tool.
It’s a scam, and I'm not letting them get away with it.
Democrats Accuse Intuit of ‘Misleading’ Taxpayers Into Paying for TurboTax
Intuit has been lobbying to end the government’s free filing program.
www.notus.org
April 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Intuit charges big bucks just for ordinary people to pay their taxes.
At the same time, they are doing everything they can to sabotage Direct File, the IRS’ free, easy, and popular tax filing tool.
It’s a scam, and I'm not letting them get away with it.
At the same time, they are doing everything they can to sabotage Direct File, the IRS’ free, easy, and popular tax filing tool.
It’s a scam, and I'm not letting them get away with it.
Trump ended the IRS Direct File program that allowed millions of taxpayers to file taxes for free.
That happened after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government to block the IRS from launching its own program.
Intuit also donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
That happened after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government to block the IRS from launching its own program.
Intuit also donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
Over 150 members of Congress last week introduced a bill to bring back the IRS’s free tax filing program and make Direct File permanent.
The Trump administration ended this program last year despite its popularity and initial success.
itep.org/trump-admini...
The Trump administration ended this program last year despite its popularity and initial success.
itep.org/trump-admini...
Trump Raises the Price of Filing a Tax Return
The move was expected, given heavy lobbying from tax prep companies like Intuit and H&R Block to put a halt to the IRS’s popular Direct File program.
itep.org
March 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Trump ended the IRS Direct File program that allowed millions of taxpayers to file taxes for free.
That happened after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government to block the IRS from launching its own program.
Intuit also donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
That happened after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government to block the IRS from launching its own program.
Intuit also donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
Your annual reminder that Intuit/TurboTax have spent 20 years using their lobbying power to prevent the federal government from offering you free and functional electronic tax filing. DirectFile finally delivers that, but they haven't stopped trying to kill it. www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/02...
TurboTax maker Intuit spent millions in record lobbying blitz amid threats to tax prep industry - OpenSecrets News
TurboTax parent company Intuit spent millions in a record lobbying blitz amid government scrutiny and threats to the tax prep industry.
www.opensecrets.org
February 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Your annual reminder that Intuit/TurboTax have spent 20 years using their lobbying power to prevent the federal government from offering you free and functional electronic tax filing. DirectFile finally delivers that, but they haven't stopped trying to kill it. www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/02...
first time at the Intuit Dome. intros go pretty hard
February 27, 2026 at 3:16 AM
first time at the Intuit Dome. intros go pretty hard
his dad founded Intuit btw
June 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
his dad founded Intuit btw
He would intuit it naturally through his enhanced Japanese action hero senses
September 25, 2026 at 8:48 PM
He would intuit it naturally through his enhanced Japanese action hero senses
(Intuit Credit Karma, if you were wondering)
May 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
(Intuit Credit Karma, if you were wondering)
me: are we pronouncing "triscuit" like "intuit" or "intuit" like "triscuit"
catholic trying to do confession: are you sure you're a real priest
catholic trying to do confession: are you sure you're a real priest
January 24, 2026 at 12:02 AM
me: are we pronouncing "triscuit" like "intuit" or "intuit" like "triscuit"
catholic trying to do confession: are you sure you're a real priest
catholic trying to do confession: are you sure you're a real priest
The IRS's free Direct File tool is now "gone," according to Trump's IRS chief.
This comes after tax prep companies like Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the for years to block it.
Intuit donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
This comes after tax prep companies like Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the for years to block it.
Intuit donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
'I don't care about Direct File': IRS chief says agency plans to end free filing program
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Bill Long said the agency will end its Direct File program.
www.cnbc.com
August 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The IRS's free Direct File tool is now "gone," according to Trump's IRS chief.
This comes after tax prep companies like Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the for years to block it.
Intuit donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
This comes after tax prep companies like Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the for years to block it.
Intuit donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
The Verge asked Sasan Godarzi of Intuit some entirely sensible questions about its lobbying against free file taxes.
Intuit followed up by demanding that the site censor the interview.
www.theverge.com/2024/10/21/2...
Intuit followed up by demanding that the site censor the interview.
www.theverge.com/2024/10/21/2...
Intuit asked us to delete part of this Decoder episode
Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi claims it’s not accurate the company lobbies against free tax filing.
www.theverge.com
October 21, 2024 at 3:02 PM
The Verge asked Sasan Godarzi of Intuit some entirely sensible questions about its lobbying against free file taxes.
Intuit followed up by demanding that the site censor the interview.
www.theverge.com/2024/10/21/2...
Intuit followed up by demanding that the site censor the interview.
www.theverge.com/2024/10/21/2...
Trump's megabill includes $45 billion for the construction of immigrant detention facilities.
To put that in perspective, the Los Angeles Clippers' Intuit Dome, one of the most expensive sports arenas in the world cost $2 billion.
Trump has enough to build 22 Intuit Domes.
To put that in perspective, the Los Angeles Clippers' Intuit Dome, one of the most expensive sports arenas in the world cost $2 billion.
Trump has enough to build 22 Intuit Domes.
July 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Trump's megabill includes $45 billion for the construction of immigrant detention facilities.
To put that in perspective, the Los Angeles Clippers' Intuit Dome, one of the most expensive sports arenas in the world cost $2 billion.
Trump has enough to build 22 Intuit Domes.
To put that in perspective, the Los Angeles Clippers' Intuit Dome, one of the most expensive sports arenas in the world cost $2 billion.
Trump has enough to build 22 Intuit Domes.
Sometimes you intuit things in the moment!!
August 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Sometimes you intuit things in the moment!!
Intuit, the owner of Turbotax, is against Americans being able to do for free what Turbotax can charge them for.
Intuit made a $1,000,000 contribution to the 2025 Trump Inaugural Committee.
Trump and Musk don't care about helping Americans, it's all about helping themselves--preferably to money.
Intuit made a $1,000,000 contribution to the 2025 Trump Inaugural Committee.
Trump and Musk don't care about helping Americans, it's all about helping themselves--preferably to money.
Elon Musk claims to have "deleted" the office in the IRS which has enabled people to file their tax returns electronically, simply, and for free.
February 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Intuit, the owner of Turbotax, is against Americans being able to do for free what Turbotax can charge them for.
Intuit made a $1,000,000 contribution to the 2025 Trump Inaugural Committee.
Trump and Musk don't care about helping Americans, it's all about helping themselves--preferably to money.
Intuit made a $1,000,000 contribution to the 2025 Trump Inaugural Committee.
Trump and Musk don't care about helping Americans, it's all about helping themselves--preferably to money.
Which Intuit exclusively, aggressively, lobbied to prohibit.
April 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Which Intuit exclusively, aggressively, lobbied to prohibit.