According to a statement released by the New York AG, Intuit engaged in “several deceptive and unfair trade practices that limited consumers’ participation in the IRS Free File Program.”

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/business/turbotax-users-may-receive-settlement/

According to the Office of the Attorney General, the company used “confusingly similar names for both its IRS Free File product and its commercial “freemium” product.”

Source: https://www.dailynews.com/2023/05/04/turbotax-users-can-get-up-to-85-in-multistate-settlement-over-free-filing-deception/

The Free File Alliance agreement prevented the IRS from creating its own free tax return filing system in exchange for the companies providing free services to taxpayers making $73,000 or less annually.

Source: https://www.kurv.com/democrats-accuse-tax-prep-firms-of-undermining-new-irs-effort-on-electronic-free-file-tax-returns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=democrats-accuse-tax-prep-firms-of-undermining-new-irs-effort-on-electronic-free-file-tax-re