Taxes Shouldn’t Be This Taxing

How tax preparation services may actually make your life harder.

TurboTax

TINA.org filed an amici brief supporting FTC in case against Intuit regarding misleading TurboTax Free Edition ad campaign.

TINA’s Take: FTC Bars TurboTax Owner from Deceptively Advertising “Free” Tax Prep

It’s not the first time the company has been accused of pulling a bait and switch.

TurboTax Free

Spoiler: Filing your taxes with this product “could cost you money” and those are TurboTax’s words.

The Tax Club

9 Signs It May Be a Tax Return Scam

Don’t file with fraudsters this tax season.

Tax 10000

What happens when you read the fine print?

TurboTax’s Free Services

Allegations: Deceptively marketing TurboTax’s free tax filing services

Optima Tax Relief

  Optima Tax Relief advertises its services on the radio and television with TV dad Alan Thicke, who advises you not to “mess with the IRS.” Instead, he says in…

Government Tax Lien Network

Be wary of large ROI claims associated with investing in delinquent tax liens.

Authority Tax Services

Here’s a radio ad we heard for Authority Tax Services:   The very beginning of the ad states: Attention tax payers: If you owe $10,000 or more to the IRS,…

Tax Services from Wall & Associates

Allegations: Falsely advertising tax relief services

H&R Block’s Free Tax Services

The Tax Club

In January, the Federal Trade Commission and the New York and Florida Attorneys General charged The Tax Club’s telemarketing operation with deceiving consumers who mistakenly believed its services would help…

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

In addition to collecting federal excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and ammunition, TTB is also responsible for assuring compliance with federal tobacco and alcohol labeling and marketing requirements.

Sales Taxes Charged by DoorDash

How to Beat Tax-Time Identity Thieves

Sue Marquette Poremba, Tom’s Guide

The Boss Email Tax Scam

It’s back.

The Tax Club Ordered to Pay $15M in Restitution

Financial services company ordered to surrender $15 million in assets.

Taxes at Sandals Resorts