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NEW YORK (AP) — 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, New York’s attorney general announced Wednesday. Under the terms of a settlement signed by the attorneys general of all 50 states, Mountain View, California-based Intuit Inc. will suspend TurboTax’s “free, free, free” ad campaign and pay restitution to nearly 4.4 million

Intuit has agreed to pay $141 million in restitution to 4.4 million low-income customers who were charged for using the TurboTax Free Edition

TOPEKA – (May 4, 2022) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today that nearly 40,000 Kansas consumers will share almost $1.18 million in restitution under a settlement agreement reached with the owners of TurboTax for deceiving consumers to pay for tax services that should have been free.

Consumers who qualify are expected to receive a payment of about $30 for each year they were deceived into paying for TurboTax filing services, NY's AG says.

Consumers who qualify are expected to receive a payment of about $30 for each year they were deceived into paying for TurboTax filing services, NY's AG says.

Consumers who qualify are expected to receive a payment of about $30 for each year they were deceived into paying for TurboTax filing services, NY's AG says.

"For years, Intuit misled the most vulnerable among us to make a profit."

Consumers who qualify are expected to receive a payment of about $30 for each year they were deceived into paying for TurboTax filing services, NY's AG says.

Consumers who qualify are expected to receive a payment of about $30 for each year they were deceived into paying for TurboTax filing services, NY's AG says.