AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Fauxcahontas is back on the warpath against TurboTax. While Americans are focused on paying their protection money taxes, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is once again targeting the tax preparation company for allegedly misleading its customers.
In a fiery critique, Warren attacked TurboTax for its pricing scheme, accusing the company of overcharging for simple tax returns while employing upselling tactics she deems to be excessive. In a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, she claimed the company’s website “attempts to divert taxpayers away from free filing options early in the process – and continues to do so throughout their federal and state tax filings.”
She also complained that a taxpayer might pay about $133 and then “get upsold or solicited for additional costly services eight more times in the process.”
Warren then urged the FTC to “take action to protect taxpayers from tax preparation companies that […]
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