On Mon 09 Mar 2020 at 14:22:12 (-0500), John Hasler wrote: > David Wright writes: > > Obviously I'm not giving advice on either (which would probably be > > illegal) > > It's never illegal to give *free* advice.
Perhaps not, but some might prefer to keep their heads below the parapet when even citizens' lives rank lower than maintaining statistics that could affect the economy. Anyway, here is a recent and an older link for those mystified by my first post in this OT thread: https://econsultancy.com/us-tax-return-prep-companies-can-no-longer-direct-search-engines-not-to-index-their-free-file-landing-pages/ https://qz.com/1307700/free-file-many-americans-who-file-taxes-online-are-paying-unnecessary-fees/ Because tax submission is not something that's made public, you can see that there's a difficulty for just any old company to go ambulance-chasing. OTOH where there's a public record (analogous to a street accident), it's easier for them to move in: https://www.aptac-us.org/sam-registration-is-free-be-careful-what-you-pay-for/ (I picked that example at random. I've no financial or other interest in any company. I'd just like the best for people who read this list.) Cheers, David.
