Intuit Deceptively Advertised Tax Services, FTC Administrative Judge Rules
September 08 2023 - 11:21AM
Dow Jones News
By Will Feuer
Intuit engaged in deceptive advertising when it marketed
supposedly free tax services for which many consumers weren't
eligible, the Federal Trade Commission's Chief Administrative Law
Judge D. Michael Chappell ruled.
Chappell also ruled that there is a "cognizant danger of a
recurring violation" by Intuit, and issued an order requiring the
company to cease-and-desist from engaging in the deceptive
practices alleged in the complaint, which was filed last year by
FTC staff in the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
The FTC said the order bars Intuit from marketing any good or
service as free unless it is free for all consumers and the company
clearly discloses any terms that limit the offer. If the good or
service is not free "to a majority of U.S. taxpayers," that also
must be clearly disclosed, the FTC said.
Representatives for Intuit didn't immediately respond to a
request for comment.
Write to Will Feuer at Will.Feuer@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 08, 2023 12:06 ET (16:06 GMT)
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