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FTC bans TurboTax from advertising ‘free’ services, calls it deceptive (edition.cnn.com)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s to c/technology
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FTC bans TurboTax from advertising ‘free’ services, calls it deceptive::The Federal Trade Commission ruled in a final order and opinion Monday that TurboTax, the popular tax filing software, engaged in deceptive advertising and banned the company from advertising its services for free unless it is free for all customers.

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[–] FenrirIII 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Free except if you're filing state taxes

[–] finestnothing 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's a flat $15 for the state filing regardless of state or income, it's the main way they make money to be able to run (their optional support options are the other way they make money). I prefer the transparency of $0 federal $15 state to some ambiguous amount between $169 and $359 federal and $39-$64 state for TurboTax

[–] AA5B 3 points 11 months ago

Wow, that’s crazy. I use TurboTax every year and federal tax filing has always been free (included in purchase) plus I think $30 for State filing. Every year for decades. Where are those huge fees coming from? Do you have a business or something?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah but who even bothers with those?