A multi-state settlement with the company that owns TurboTax has been announced, and some residents in Pennsylvania can benefit from that lawsuit.
Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Wednesday that the settlement with Intuit, Inc. is the result of a multi-state investigation that found that consumers were deceived into purchasing Turbo Tax products that were actually free to use. About 158,000 Pennsylvania residents who used Turbo Tax’s free edition in 2016 through 2018 are eligible to take part in the settlement. Those who qualify will receive $30 for each year they were misled. Those checks will be mailed out by the company to those affected. This is part of the $141 million settlement the company agreed to.
The company has not admitted guilt on its part, and Intuit expects the settlement to be of little impact for its business, as are proposed changes for the future. As part of the settlement, the company must suspend its “free, free, free” ad campaign because it falsely lured customers with the promise that their tax prep service would come without cost.
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