TurboTax: A Tale of Deceptive Advertising and Corporate Defiance

January 23, 2024 - Reading time: 6 minutes

TurboTax, a household name in tax preparation software, finds itself mired in controversy. Owned by Intuit, a company embroiled in increased lobbying amidst scrutiny, TurboTax has recently been banned by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from advertising its services as "free" unless they genuinely are.