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Re:Did Supreme Court Potentially Bankrupt Tens of Thousands ... by mreome on Sunday June 24, 2018 @01:24PM (#17387354)
Further tightening the near-monopoly those companies have over the processing of legally required tax filings. They're the only real winners here. If is not possible for a small business owner or individual to realistically handle their own tax filings, the onus is on the government to address the complexity of their tax laws and regulations.
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Re:Did Supreme Court Potentially Bankrupt Tens of Thousands ... by bryanlarsen on Sunday June 24, 2018 @04:48PM (#17388311)
There are multiple companies, and none of them have anywhere near to a monopoly share. Not only that, many companies will develop this capability in house, and the margins for this service start getting excessive, those companies will have a good incentive to offer it externally.

So yes, these services won't cheap, but that'll be due mostly to intrinsic costs, not monopoly rents.

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