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FTC TurboTax Initial Order Offers Key Advertising Compliance Lessons

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On September 8, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced that its administrative law judge had issued an Initial Decision and Order in the FTC's case against Intuit, alleging that the company had deceptively marketed the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #374 – FTC Warns Tax Preparation Companies About Use of Tax Information for Other Purposes

The information you provide to your tax preparer is as sensitive as it gets. The assumption is that the tax preparation company is only using your data to prepare your taxes. In an enforcement action against Beneficial Corp.,...more

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FTC Wins Administrative Challenge Against Intuit for Its TurboTax Advertising

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Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) won a large battle in its extended war with Intuit, the makers of TurboTax tax-preparation software. An administrative law judge (ALJ) issued a lengthy initial decision, ruling...more

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FTC Judge Rules That Intuit’s “Free” Service Ads Violated the FTC Act

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On September 8, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell issued an initial decision ruling that Intuit Inc. (Intuit) “engaged in deceptive advertising in violation of Section 5...more

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FTC's Case Against Intuit Isn't Won - Yet

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Gather your W-2’s and call your CPAs! Tax season is upon us, and that means one thing for the FTC—another flurry of activity in its ongoing action against Intuit, Inc., one of the largest online tax-filing services. Recently,...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Taxation & Representation, April 26, 2022

SCOTUS Denies New York v. Yellen. The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Tax Day it would not hear a constitutional challenge to the $10,000 deduction limit on state and local taxes (SALT) enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...more

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“Free” Must Mean Free? FTC Seeks to Enjoin Intuit from Advertising TurboTax as a “Free” Service

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At the peak of tax-filing season, when millions of consumers are still considering their method of filing, the Federal Trade Commission has set its sights on Intuit, Inc., one of the largest online tax-filing services. ...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FTC to Intuit: “Free” Not “Free” for Most Taxpayers

If you follow the FTC, you likely saw its widely-covered filing this week alleging that Intuit, the marketer of TurboTax, has deceptively claimed for years that its online tax preparation services are “free,” when they’re...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – September 2020 # 13

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In Washington - Trump health administration officials testified Wednesday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on the nation's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the NIH,...more

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Privacy Tip #225 – Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week

Tax identity theft continues to be a significant problem for taxpayers. Tax identity theft occurs when criminals use the personal information of individuals and file fraudulent tax returns before the taxpayer does, requesting...more

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The New Foreign Tax Credit Proposed Regulations – An Executive Summary

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Released on November 30, 2018, the foreign tax credit proposed regulations provide a comprehensive new framework for calculating the foreign tax credit in light of several changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA or...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #123 – Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week

Who knew—but yes, next week is Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week. How sad is it that we have to have a week devoted to education and awareness on this topic? ...more

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FTC Settles GLBA Enforcement Action Against TaxSlayer Stemming From 2015 Data Breach

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week announced a consent order with TaxSlayer, LLC, an online tax preparation services provider, to settle claims that the company violated the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) Safeguards...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

W-2 Phishing Scammers Are Targeting Tech Companies

The W-2 phishing scams are back. Fraudsters have learned that W-2 phishing scams can be highly effective when targeting businesses while they are handling and sending employee income-tax-related documents early in a new year....more

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Taxpayer Identity Theft

Recently, there has been a spike in felons filing fraudulent income tax returns seeking refunds. The identity thief merely acquires a taxpayer’s name, address and Social Security Number, and files a return with a different...more

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TurboTax’s software maker Intuit on the hot seat for lax security measures to prevent tax fraud

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Intuit, Inc., the maker of the software used by TurboTax customers to file electronic tax returns stopped its e-filing return program in February after receiving notices from multiple states that thousands of fraudulent tax...more

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