FTC Judge Decides Intuit’s ‘Free’ TurboTax Ads Did Mislead Consumers
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 9, 2023
The FTC's chief administrative law judge (ALJ) ruled that Intuit, the parent company of TurboTax, "deceived consumers" and "engaged in deceptive advertising" by advertising its "Free Edition" tax filing service as free when users ultimately had to pay. The Verge reports: The ruling (PDF) includes several pages of commercials and online ads where Intuit advertised its "Free Edition" software. While the name implies that the service is . . .
