Today, every state in the nation is holding Intuit accountable for scamming millions of taxpayers, and we're putting millions of dollars back into the pockets of impacted Americans. "For years, Intuit misled the most vulnerable among us to make a profit. "Intuit cheated millions of low-income Americans out of free tax filing services they were entitled to, New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement. The settlement comes after Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Intuit earlier this year claiming that TurboTax advertising was purposefully misleading and making users think the service was free. Pictured, TurboTax products on display at a store. Intuit has reached a settlement with the attorneys general of all 50 states and the District of Columbia to provide restitution to taxpayers who were unfairly charged for tax filing services that were advertised as free. Under the agreement, Intuit will provide restitution to taxpayers that were charged for filing their taxes while using the commercial TurboTax Free Edition for tax years 2016 through 2018 even though those taxpayers were eligible for the free version of TurboTax offered as part of the IRS Free File program, according to AP.Ĭonsumers eligible for restitution will be automatically notified by the company, and will receive a direct payment of approximately $30 for each year that they were unfairly charged for tax filing services, the report said. will suspend TurboTax's "free, free, free" ad campaign and pay restitution to nearly 4.4 million taxpayers.
Additionally, the Mountain View, California-based Intuit Inc. Intuit, the company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program, has agreed to pay $141 million to customers across the United States who were charged for using tax filing services that were advertised as being free.Īccording to an Associated Press report, the company will do this under the terms of a settlement that was signed by the attorneys general of all 50 states.
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