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FTC judge rules Intuit broke law, must stop advertising TurboTax as “free”::Intuit plans appeal, slams FTC’s “predetermined decision.”
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Why can’t we just do it like the rest of the world where the IRS (or equivalent) does it and you just sign off on it being correct? They should already have all the data they need from corporate quarterly filings.
Because of the lobbying these tax companies are doing to keep the tax system so complex you need to hire them to do your taxes for you. If it were easy to do your taxes then these companies would not need to exist - and they cannot have that.
Capitalism
I do believe the other countries that have better tax filing systems are also capitalist…
Other countries seemed to have some common sense when it comes to capitalism in that they largely don’t allow capitalist incentives to entirely consume areas of public good, such as healthcare / education / and yes even government services such as tax collection.
The USA kind of forgot during the cold war that crony capitalism is a thing and the incentive to make the most money possible isn’t compatible with providing public goods.
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Now do Internet speeds
so what. the fuck is gonna be done about it. jack shit i bet.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The initial decision by Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell was released today and is subject to an automatic review by the full commission.
Moreover, if an Intuit good or service is not free for most US taxpayers, that fact must be “disclosed clearly and conspicuously at the outset of any disclosures required” by the order.
The ruling said that “Intuit had removed several of the most plausibly deceptive advertisements—that is, three videos that repeated the word ‘free’ a dozen or more times over 30 seconds before a very brief disclaimer.”
“However, if Intuit resumes its full advertising campaign… or the facts on the ground change significantly, the FTC may return to this Court to request relief,” US District Judge Charles Breyer wrote.
In its response to the administrative law judge’s decision, Intuit said it expected the ruling because of the FTC’s “flawed and highly questionable process, Chair Lina Khan’s previous public and prejudicial statements against Intuit, and the fact that the FTC has ruled in its own favor in nearly every consumer protection case for the last two decades.”
“We believe the FTC’s decision is improper, wholly ignores the facts, and tramples on the foundations of an independent American judicial system with its serving as prosecutor, judge, and jury on its own matters,” Intuit said.
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Anand. Nothing.
Is it not free? I didn’t pay anything when I used it last year.
May have come out of your return - also it only does federal, there is a fee for state. And it only does federal for free if you meet a whole slew of requirements, otherwise, you are required to pay a premium.
I’ll look at the paperwork again, I definitely didn’t see anything about any charges and I did federal and 2 states. It prompted me a few times to go up to the paid tier but I declined it. I didn’t get enough of a return for them to take out of.
