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FTC judge rules Intuit broke law, must stop advertising TurboTax as “free” (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Madison_rogue@kbin.social to c/news@kbin.social

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The Federal Trade Commission's chief administrative law judge ruled that Intuit violated US law with deceptive advertising and should be forced to stop promoting TurboTax as "free" unless all conditions imposed on the free offer are immediately and conspicuously displayed to consumers.

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[–] snooggums@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Can they be punished for breaking the law instead of just being told to stop it?

[–] digitalgadget@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used to use TT before I found out that my money was being spent on lobbying for more complicated taxes.

Now I use Free Tax USA. I used to pay upwards of $80 to file for myself and my businesses and now it's free. I give them $25 just because I want to support them, but I don't have to.

[–] admiralteal@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

https://irs.gov/freefile

MOST people qualify for free online tax prep. Do not let these fucking evil vampire fucks like Intuit get your money and spread the word to friends, family, and internet strangers.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Its so annoying because you can spend an hour or more before it disclosese there is payment. pretending to be free the whole time. Then you have to start over with a real one.