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AP: Trump admin to kill IRS free tax-filing service that Intuit lobbied against | Amid IRS staff cuts, employees were told to stop working on Direct File.
Amid IRS staff cuts, employees were told to stop working on Direct File.
The Trump administration plans to kill the free tax filing program operated by the Internal Revenue Service, the Associated Press reported today, citing two anonymous sources. Intuit's TurboTax offers free filing for simple returns, but has faced lawsuits alleging that its ads misled consumers who had to pay. The Federal Trade Commission ruled last year that Intuit violated US law with deceptive advertising and ordered the company to stop telling consumers that TurboTax is free without more obvious disclaimers.
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