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NEW YORK — The company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to customers across the United States who were deceived by misleading promises of free tax-filing services,

Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III, along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, announced today they have secured $141 million from the owner of TurboTax, Intuit Inc. (Intuit), for deceiving consumers into paying for tax services that should have been free. All 50 states and the District of Columbia…

A settlement with all 50 states means some Turbo Tax clients will get around $30, because they could have filed electronically for free.

Intuit has also agreed to reform its business practices as part of the settlement.

TurboTax maker Intuit will pay $141 million "for deceiving millions of low-income Americans into paying for tax services that should have been free.".

Attorney General Lynn Fitch today secured $1,085,417.08 from the owner of TurboTax, Intuit Inc. (Intuit), for deceiving consumers into paying for tax services that should have been free. The suit was part of an agreement through all 50 states and D.C. In total the company will pay $141 million in r

TurboTax is being ordered to pay back 176,000 New Yorkers they tricked into paying for tax preparation services they could have gotten for free.

The company's elusive ad campaign discouraged eligible taxpayers from signing up for IRS Free File Program

Under a settlement signed by the attorneys general of all 50 states, Intuit Inc. will suspend TurboTax's "free, free, free" ad campaign and pay restitution to nearly 4.4 million taxpayers.

AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has secured over $700,000 from Intuit Inc., the owner of TurboTax, for deceiving consumers into paying for tax services that should have been free. As a result of a multistate agreement, Intuit will pay $...