Prior to the 1980s, corporate combinations were an embarrassment, an admission of failure. They certainly were not commonplace. Today they are normal. And that's because culture follows the law.
The industry has devoted millions of dollars over the years to defeating IRS plans to establish public filing software programs. Intuit and H&R Block have spent a combined $63.3 million in federal lobbying since 2011 on e-file and other issues.
Between April and July, H&R Block retained two lobbying firms, plus sent three in-house lobbyists to Congress at a cost of $760,000, on issues including “tax administration,” “Internal Revenue Service funding,” and “government populated returns,” according to federal disclosures.
Intuit spent $50,000 in lobbying expenses on issues including “IRS taxpayer assistance programs,” over the same period.
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The industry has devoted millions of dollars over the years to defeating IRS plans to establish public filing software programs. Intuit and H&R Block have spent a combined $63.3 million in federal lobbying since 2011 on e-file and other issues.
Between April and July, H&R Block retained two lobbying firms, plus sent three in-house lobbyists to Congress at a cost of $760,000, on issues including “tax administration,” “Internal Revenue Service funding,” and “government populated returns,” according to federal disclosures.
Intuit spent $50,000 in lobbying expenses on issues including “IRS taxpayer assistance programs,” over the same period.
"The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there."