FTC Lawsuit against Turbo Tax free software: Difference between revisions
mNo edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
}} | }} | ||
The [[Federal Trade Commission]] took action against '''[[Intuit|Intuit Inc.]], the maker of the popular TurboTax tax filing software, <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-29 |title=FTC Official Press release |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/03/ftc-sues-intuit-its-deceptive-turbotax-free-filing-campaign |url-status=live |website=FTC.gov}}</ref>by issuing an administrative complaint against the company for deceiving consumers with bogus advertisements pitching “free” tax filing that millions of consumers could not use. In addition, to prevent ongoing harm to consumers rushing to file their taxes, the Commission also filed a federal district court complaint asking a court to order Intuit to halt its deceptive advertising immediately. | The [[Federal Trade Commission]] took action against '''[[Intuit|Intuit Inc.]]''', the maker of the popular TurboTax tax filing software, <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-29 |title=FTC Official Press release |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/03/ftc-sues-intuit-its-deceptive-turbotax-free-filing-campaign |url-status=live |website=FTC.gov}}</ref>by issuing an administrative complaint against the company for deceiving consumers with bogus advertisements pitching “free” tax filing that millions of consumers could not use. In addition, to prevent ongoing harm to consumers rushing to file their taxes, the Commission also filed a federal district court complaint asking a court to order Intuit to halt its deceptive advertising immediately. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||