"This agreement should serve as a reminder to companies large and small that engaging in these deceptive marketing ploys is illegal." "For years, Intuit misled the most vulnerable among us to make a profit," James said in a May 4 statement. The company also lured people in with ads that touted its free edition, "only to deceive them into paying," according to New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brokered the multistate settlement. Investigators said Intuit also engaged in deceptive marketing and trade practices, including intentionally blocking its IRS Free File landing page from search engine results. The FTC claimed that, in 2020 alone, two-thirds of eligible filers couldn't use TurboTax Free Edition, including gig workers and people who earned farm income. Intuit, TurboTax's parent company, has agreed to a $141 million settlement after the Federal Trade Commission filed suit alleging it deceived millions of customers into paying for tax-prep services that should have been free. This story is part of Taxes 2022, CNET's coverage of the best tax software and everything else you need to get your return filed quickly, accurately and on-time.
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