Source: Sandra Block, USA Today ( Free Registration )

The economic downturn has forced many families to cancel the lawn service and fire the housekeeper. The latest casualty: tax preparers.

TurboTax, the leading manufacturer of tax software, said Wednesday that sales of its consumer tax products rose 10% through March 13 from the same period a year ago. That coincides with steep declines in traffic at some big tax-preparation chains:

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