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FTC judge rules Intuit broke law, must stop advertising TurboTax as “free”::Intuit plans appeal, slams FTC's "predetermined decision."

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[-] shadow@lemmy.sdf.org 54 points 1 year ago

Why can't we just do it like the rest of the world where the IRS (or equivalent) does it and you just sign off on it being correct? They should already have all the data they need from corporate quarterly filings.

[-] nous@programming.dev 22 points 1 year ago

Because of the lobbying these tax companies are doing to keep the tax system so complex you need to hire them to do your taxes for you. If it were easy to do your taxes then these companies would not need to exist - and they cannot have that.

[-] archiotterpup@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago
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[-] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Now do Internet speeds

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 11 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The initial decision by Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell was released today and is subject to an automatic review by the full commission.

Moreover, if an Intuit good or service is not free for most US taxpayers, that fact must be "disclosed clearly and conspicuously at the outset of any disclosures required" by the order.

The ruling said that "Intuit had removed several of the most plausibly deceptive advertisements—that is, three videos that repeated the word 'free' a dozen or more times over 30 seconds before a very brief disclaimer."

"However, if Intuit resumes its full advertising campaign... or the facts on the ground change significantly, the FTC may return to this Court to request relief," US District Judge Charles Breyer wrote.

In its response to the administrative law judge's decision, Intuit said it expected the ruling because of the FTC's "flawed and highly questionable process, Chair Lina Khan's previous public and prejudicial statements against Intuit, and the fact that the FTC has ruled in its own favor in nearly every consumer protection case for the last two decades."

"We believe the FTC's decision is improper, wholly ignores the facts, and tramples on the foundations of an independent American judicial system with its serving as prosecutor, judge, and jury on its own matters," Intuit said.


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[-] Snekeyes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Anand. Nothing.

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

Is it not free? I didn't pay anything when I used it last year.

[-] citrusface@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

May have come out of your return - also it only does federal, there is a fee for state. And it only does federal for free if you meet a whole slew of requirements, otherwise, you are required to pay a premium.

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

I'll look at the paperwork again, I definitely didn't see anything about any charges and I did federal and 2 states. It prompted me a few times to go up to the paid tier but I declined it. I didn't get enough of a return for them to take out of.

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