Are You Paying Too Much for Your Tax Prep?
Human preparers have raised their fees steadily even as online services wage a brutal price war.
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Where, in the world of taxes, is the rise of the robots?
Right here online, surely, as H&R Block, Intuit's TurboTax, and others slug it out for your tax return. And yes, such do-it-yourself tax software has enjoyed a surge in market share of U.S. individual tax returns from 30 to 40 percent over the past six years, according to estimates from Intuit.