#TURBOTAX FREE ONLINE 2019 FOR FREE#
#TURBOTAX FREE ONLINE 2019 FREE#

#TURBOTAX FREE ONLINE 2019 FREE#

TurboTax has repeatedly proven that it exists to maximize profits for shareholders, not provide free tax-filing services for lower-income families. Then they found an internal memo вЂ¦ stating that it was company policy to keep people from using free services.

#TURBOTAX FREE ONLINE 2019 FOR FREE#

Then they found that Intuit and H&R Block coded their web pages for free filing so that they would not turn up in a Google search. ProPublica found that Intuit (the maker of TurboTax) intentionally designed its websites so that people clicking on advertisements for вЂњfreeвЂќ filing would land on a page where they are offered paid services. My colleague Steve Wamhoff wrote about Intuit and H&R BlockвЂ™s unethical practices last year: Those currently eligible to file taxes for free must have gross income of $69,000 or less.ДЄ business practice that relies on deceptive marketing tactics to low- and modest-income individuals and families is nothing short of shameful. These companies take advantage of the lowest-income households. For tax year 2018, TurboTax and other companies funneled 14 million taxpayers who were eligible to file their taxes for free to paid services and reaped at least $1 billion in profits from the practice. Not only has TurboTax ensured that government makes it harder for consumers to file their taxes, it is directly profiting. The companyвЂ™s business and lobbying pursuits matter. The truth is, if the government provided free tax filing, it would cut into the profits TurboTax makes from people trying to follow the law and pay their taxes. An explosive investigation published last year by ProPublica revealed that over two decades, the company used its corporate lobbying might to prevent the federal government from creating a free filing service for consumers, promising that, instead, it would make sure eligible consumers could use its services for free. TurboTax and other online tax preparation companies rely on complicating tax filing and limiting competition as part of their business model. So the companyвЂ™s intent to scoop up Credit Karma, an online personal finance service that allows consumers to file their taxes for free, rightly has raised red flags for those who care about corporate accountability, consumer choice and protecting the public. For a fee of up to $135, consumers can use TurboTax to prepare and file their taxes online. Intuit owns TurboTax, Quickbooks and other digital personal finance tools. Last month, the company Intuit announced that it is purchasing Credit Karma for $7.1 billion.

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