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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. CNN adds: By running ads for "free" tax services ...

The FTC staff alleged most tax filers couldn't use the company's "free" services -- "such as those who get a 1099 form for work in the gig economy, or those who earn farm income." The FTC Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell announced the initial decision in September, which the commission upheld Monday. In a statement Monday, Intuit said it has appealed "this deeply flawed decision" to federal circuit court outside of the FTC.

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