FTC Orders Intuit to Stop Deceptive "Free" TurboTax Advertising
TL;DR
Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, is facing a potential ban from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on advertising its tax filing services as "free" due to alleged deceptive marketing practices. The FTC claims that Intuit has been misleading consumers by charging them for services that were advertised as free, and is seeking to prohibit the company from using the term "free" in its advertising unless it clearly discloses any limitations or costs associated with the services.
- TurboTax maker Intuit faces FTC ban on advertising "free" services Engadget
- FTC bans TurboTax from advertising ‘free’ services, calls it deceptive CNN
- TurboTax isn't allowed to say it's “free” anymore The Verge
- Stop telling everyone that TurboTax is “free,” FTC orders Intuit Ars Technica
- FTC: TurboTax maker deceived customers with 'free' services Yahoo News
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