body: Referencing [Internal Revenue Bulletin 2013-3 (January 14, 2013)](https://www.irs.gov/irb/2013-03_IRB/ar09.html) 5(1)(a) specifically, there's some pretty confusing language here that I can't figure out what it means.
  
  
  
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  > If we obtain your signature on this form by conditioning our tax
  >  return preparation services on your consent, your consent will not be
  >  valid.
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  I encountered this while doing my free H&R tax return, and didn't want to agree to it without understanding what it's asking. From the context I assume it means that they're asking for consent to disclose information about my tax return, but that's really not clear.
  
  
  
title: What does "by conditioning our tax return preparation services" mean?