Coverage dated May 3, 2023 to May 7, 2023

TurboTax Settlement Checks Headed to 4.4 Million Customers

Headline from Kiplinger, from the development of May 4, 2023

Newest development May 5, 2023 · 3 reportsTurboTax prepares to distribute $141 million settlement to defrauded tax filers nationwide

Millions of Intuit TurboTax users will begin receiving settlement checks in the mail this week. Meanwhile, in a completely separate settlement, Facebook users can now submit claims.

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  1. Names this update

    TurboTax Settlement Checks Headed to 4.4 Million Customers

    Headline from Kiplinger ·

  2. Newest

    TurboTax prepares to distribute $141 million settlement to defrauded tax filers nationwide

    Headline from UPI ·

Reports & sources

20 articles, oldest first.

  1. FOX Business

    Checks to taxpayers from $141M TurboTax settlement start next week, New York AG says (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    New York Attorney General Letitia James says payments will soon be sent to impacted taxpayers from the state's $141 million settlement with Intuit, the maker of TurboTax.

  2. New Hampshire Union Leader

    TurboTax settlement means $30 checks on average for tricked consumers (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

    Published

    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    More than 23,600 people in New Hampshire will share in a settlement of $728,920 for consumers who were tricked by TurboTax’s owner Intuit into paying to file their federal tax

  3. ProPublica

    States Prepare to Send Checks to Consumers Tricked Into Paying for TurboTax (opens ProPublica)

    Published

    ProPublica's feed description

    A year after a $141 million settlement with Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, that emerged from an investigation sparked by ProPublica’s reporting, 4.4 million customers will receive compensation.

  4. NBC News

    Some TurboTax users will soon be getting settlement checks (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    The software's parent company is accused of steering low-income consumers toward its pay products after promising them access to a no-pay program.

  5. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    TurboTax customers to receive checks for $141M settlement (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Published

    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    The amount paid to each eligible consumer ranges from $29 to $85 — depending on the number of tax years they qualify for.

  6. Foxla

    TurboTax customers to receive checks in $141 million settlement (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    The company was ordered to pay $141 million to low-income consumers who were tricked into paying TurboTax to file their federal returns — despite being eligible for free tax services.

  7. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Here's How Some TurboTax Users Can Claim Cash From $141M Settlement (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Over four million people are eligible to claim cash from TurboTax's $141 million settlement. Here's how to see if you're eligible to get money.

  8. UPI

    TurboTax prepares to distribute $141 million settlement to defrauded tax filers nationwide (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    Millions of TurboTax users nationwide will soon get a small share of a $141 million settlement announced a year ago in New York as restitution for deceptive practices by the company's owner Intuit.

  9. Newsweek

    Millions of TurboTax customers to start receiving settlement checks (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Customers who were tricked into paying TurboTax for tax filing that would have been free under a federal-supported program will receive compensation.

  10. Kiplinger

    TurboTax Settlement Checks Headed to 4.4 Million Customers (opens Kiplinger)

    Published

    Kiplinger's feed description

    Millions of Intuit TurboTax users will begin receiving settlement checks in the mail this week. Meanwhile, in a completely separate settlement, Facebook users can now submit claims.

  11. WMUR

    TurboTax customers to receive checks for $141 million settlement (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    The amount paid to each eligible consumer ranges from $29 to $85 — depending on the number of tax years they qualify for.

  12. Forbes

    Checks Are On The Way In $141 Million TurboTax Settlement (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    If you bought TurboTax online filing products between 2016 and 2018, check your email—you might be entitled to a settlement payment.

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