FTC Lawsuit against Turbo Tax free software: Difference between revisions

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-|Company=Intuit Inc
+|Company=Intuit Inc.
-|StartDate=2022-03-28
+|StartDate=28 March 2022
-|EndDate=2024-06-14
+|EndDate=14 June 2024
 |Status=Resolved
 |ProductLine=Tax services
 |Product=Turbo Tax
 |ArticleType=Service
-|Type=Fase advertising
+|Type=False advertising
-|Description=FTC file against Intuit inc. On the basis of decepitve advertising on its free filing software turbo tax.
+|Description=FTC file against Intuit inc. on the basis of deceptive advertising regarding its free filing software TurboTax.
-}}The [[Federal Trade Commission]] Took action against 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.
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+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==
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 Noted by the FTC <ref>{{Cite web |title=FTC notes: they have reason to belive |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/03/ftc-sues-intuit-its-deceptive-turbotax-free-filing-campaign |url-status=live}}</ref> , They have reason to believe that the named defendants are violating or are about to violate the law and it appears to the Commission that a proceeding is in the public interest. The case will be decided by the court.
-The Administrative complaint <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-30 |title=Admin complaint part 3 |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/D09408IntuitP3Complaint.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> had 122 paragraphs of statments brought by the ftc, Most of these paragraphs are evidence of the free wording used and the non disclosures of payments needed to use the software. Later in the documents Intuit had denied any wrong do-ing.
+The Administrative complaint <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-30 |title=Admin complaint part 3 |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/D09408IntuitP3Complaint.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> had 122 paragraphs of statments brought by the FTC, Most of these paragraphs are evidence of the free wording used and the non disclosures of payments needed to use the software. Later in the documents Intuit had denied any wrong-doing.
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