[ams6110]

Taxes are easy for the average person. A basic 1040-A, and certainly 1040-EZ (these two cover most taxpayers), are not difficult to do on paper if you can read and have a little patience.

I'm not defending Intuit here, by the way. But most people don't need what they are selling.

[snarfy]

You cannot itemize a 1040.

[ams6110]

True, you need the full 1040 return for that, but most people don't have enough deductions to itemize -- that was my point. The average tax return is a 1040A or 1040EZ with the standard deduction. Those are easy.

[mason55]

> but most people don't have enough deductions to itemize

FWIW, $100k in NYC puts your state + city taxes well over the standard deduction.