The city attorney alleges the companies defrauded low-income taxpayers and charged them for a service that the companies are required by law to provide for free.
are eligible for the program, fewer than 2.5 percent use it, according to the complaints filed by City Attorney Mike Feuer, which allege that part of the reason for low participation is a"deliberate" effort to hide the free service from customers.
We are committed to offering Americans the ability to file their taxes for free, and we're committed to the IRS Free File program. More people have filed their taxes for absolutely free with TurboTax than all other tax prep software companies combined." An Intuit spokesperson confirmed that Intuit had changed the coding on its website due"to misperception" of its intent.
The IRS said in a statement that it is investigating and will take fast action to ensure the program's integrity."The IRS is reviewing the concerns raised about the Free File program. We take these issues seriously, and a senior leadership team was assembled to review the current Free File program."
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