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Tens of thousands of Maryland consumers who paid TurboTax for free tax services will start getting checks this month as part of a settlement.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Thursday, May 4, 2023, that Intuit, the owner of TurboTax, will pay $141 million in a multistate settlement to reimburse millions of Americans who were misled into paying for free tax services. The settlement will benefit approximately 4.4 million consumers nationwide, including 158,779 Pennsylvanians, who were tricked into […]

Attorney General Tong has secured $1.2 million for 40,842 Connecticut residents who will receive restitution payments from the owner of TurboTax.

Users will begin receiving checks from a $141 million multistate settlement announced in May 2022, which includes more than $2.7 million for Coloradans.

More than 465,000 Texans will receive payment from the $141 million settlement that was reached with Intuit TurboTax in 2022 after customers were misled to pay the company to file their federal tax returns.

A record multistate agreement with Intuit, Inc. could put money in the pockets of millions of low-income Americans who got duped into paying TurboTax.

Last year Intuit agreed to pay millions for tricking low-income tax filers into paying for services that should have been free.

A settlement has been reached regarding "predatory and deceptive marketing" by TurboTax that cost New Yorkers millions of dollars.

The company was forced to pay a settlement of $141 million and change its advertising tactics. Now, that money is being distributed to qualifying customers.

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