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Our research shows that there has been little overall year-to-year growth for this software segment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Prevalence of Income Tax Preparation Software on US PCs &#8211; Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/research\/ustaxprepsum.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Prevalence of Top US Income Tax Preparation Software<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/research\/ustaxprepaps.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Want to see more? <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/contact.asp?ct=research\">Contact us<\/a><\/strong>  our customized research services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, the publishers of US tax preparation software bombard the ad space with their promotions for US tax preparation software.  PC Pitstop took a look at just how prevalent this type of software is on US PCs.  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