Nah, Free Fillable Forms paired with ChatGPT (free, not even plus) is adequate for the vast majority of the tax population now and none of it is hard. I expect that 2027 is the last year for the tax preparation software companies to still exist.

There have been free alternatives for years.

People still pay accountants to do their very basic taxes and pay $200 for twenty minutes worth of work.

Why?

For the same reason paid software exists in this space - knowing you have someone else to blame.