Intuit's tax-software moat is eroding as AI does taxes cheaply. Perplexity launched an AI tax agent that reads W-2s for a chatbot subscription price, ChatGPT explains 1099s better than TurboTax's $209 Deluxe tier, and an accountant with Claude can do a return in 15 minutes for $50. Intuit's responses, a physical TurboTax store, letting DIY customers leave, usage-based QuickBooks pricing and $1.75B of new bonds, look weak; the stock fell 20% during its earnings call to a five-year low. x.com