When contacted by The Associated Press on Friday, Inuit pointed to the company’s May 2022 statement following the settlement agreement. “The website lists Free, Free, Free and the customers are assuming their return will be free,” an internal company PowerPoint presentation said, per ProPublica. According to documents obtained by ProPublica, Intuit executives were aware of the impact of advertising free services that were actually not free for everyone. agreed to suspend TurboTax’s “free, free, free” ad campaign. Under the terms of last year’s settlement, Intuit Inc. READ MORE: Expecting a tax refund? Here’s why it could be smaller than last year “Today we are righting that wrong and putting money back into the pockets of hardworking taxpayers who should have never paid to file their taxes.”Īt the time of the May 2022 settlement, James said her investigation into Intuit was sparked by a 2019 ProPublica report that found the company was using deceptive tactics to steer low-income tax filers away from the free, federal services they qualified for - and toward its own commercial products instead. “TurboTax’s predatory and deceptive marketing cheated millions of low-income Americans who were trying to fulfill their legal duties to file their taxes,” James said in a Thursday statement. The amount paid to each eligible consumer ranges from $29 to $85 - depending on the number of tax years they qualify for. They will be notified by an email from Rust Consulting, the settlement fund administrator, and receive a check automatically.Ĭhecks will be mailed starting next week, and continue through the month of May. READ MORE: FTC sues Intuit to stop misleading ‘free’ TurboTax filing adsĪll 50 states and the District of Columbia signed the May 2022 settlement, which was led by James.Ĭonsumers eligible for restitution payments do not need to file a claim, the New York Attorney’s General Office said Thursday. Those impacted were low-income consumers eligible for free, federally-supported tax services - but paid TurboTax to file their federal returns across the 2016, 20 tax years due to “predatory and deceptive marketing,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said. was ordered to pay $141 million to some 4.4 million people across the country. In a settlement last year, TurboTax’s owner Intuit Inc. If it is then submit.WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of Americans who qualified for free tax services - but were instead deceived into paying TurboTax for their returns - will soon get settlement checks in the mail. You can go through the whole amended process and find out if you are owed money BUT DO NOT SUBMIT the amendment unless it is to your benefit. I filed with tt so my info is already online. They would not have told me.this is what i did to find out. I am due another 3k from the irs after i amended. Because only you will know if you qualify for more money. Im not the best at explaning myself and for that i apologize. It might not be intentional and i may have read it wrong but it DOES NOT SAY we will do the calculations for you and if you qualify for more we will take care of it. To me this says: we will change your tax amount for you unless we owe you money if and when you find out on your own that you qualify for more money. " However, if as a result of the excluded unemployment compensation you now qualify for deductions or credits not claimed on your original return, you should file an amended return" I wonder if that is why they put this disclaimer in there instructions. It would be no suprise if i got lost in the shuffle. Hell naw!! I am but a speck of dust in a hurricane of tax doccuments they have to sort through. Because out of all the thousands or millions of people filing and getting the tax break I AM THE SPECIAL ONE they are looking out for. Irs will do it for you" big thumbs up and a wink to the irs!! I am sure they will keep my best interest in mind. Then the tax forgiveness was passed and irs says "you do not need to take further action. Not even 30 days after i filed (2-3 days after it was allowed to file) cool no biggie. I used tt but i filed head of household with 2 dpnts.
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