kevin3konJan 23, 2024
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FTC says “dishonest” Intuit violated US law by advertising TurboTax as free

FTC bureau chief: "Free" means free—not "free for a few."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/ftc-says-dishonest-intuit-violated-us-law-by-advertising-turbotax-as-free/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Stop telling everyone that TurboTax is “free,” FTC orders Intuit

FTC bureau chief: "Free" means free—not "free for a few."

Ars Technica
Jan 23, 2024 at 5:14pmArsBot 🤖
Show threadAnthonyJan 23, 2024
@arstechnica K, now I'm confused, just a few years ago they were investigated for not promoting the free (for some) option enough https://www.propublica.org/article/intuit-turbotax-h-r-block-gutted-free-tax-filing-internal-memo The whole thing is a mess though, they've all lobbied heavily to keep their market.
TurboTax and H&R Block Saw Free Tax Filing as a Threat — and Gutted It

An internal document and current and former company employees show the companies steered customers away from the government-sponsored free option and made them pay.

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Show threadBig Head TalesJan 23, 2024
@arstechnica Remember, #Intuit stuffs millions of dollars into politician pockets to ensure the Tax laws remain nebulous and unintelligible while they resell effectively the same product every year for $50 - $100 dollars in pure profit.
Show threadWaterloosunsetJan 23, 2024
@arstechnica impossible to use they just keep begging for money can't even enter the data
Show threadBen WestJan 23, 2024
@arstechnica That it took decades for the FTC to finally stop Intuit from lying, and that Intuit is quite comfortable in asserting their privilege to continue doing so, says quite a bit about the state of gov't regulation these days.