Taxes Shouldn’t Be This Taxing

How tax preparation services may actually make your life harder.

Expedia and Reservation.com’s Taxes and Fees

Taxes at Sandals Resorts

Sales Taxes Charged by DoorDash

H&R Block Ad Benefits from Consumer Confusion

Affordable Care Act doesn’t require filing changes this year.

H&R Block More Zero

File both your federal and states taxes online for free? Try again.

House Approves Return to Deceptive Airline Ads

Transparent Airfares Act of 2014 is anything but transparent.

H&R Block: Getting Your Money Will Cost You

You can do your own taxes.

TurboTax Free

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

Tax 10000

What happens when you read the fine print?

H&R Block

Allegations: Deceptively marketing that consumers can file their taxes for free using H&R Block when most consumers cannot file their taxes for free

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.

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.

Tickets on AXS.com

Allegations: Failing to include its service charge in advertised prices and misleadingly calling its service charge “Taxes & Fees”

DSSRC’s Arbonne Decision Gets It Wrong

Council blesses MLM’s use of unsubstantiated earnings claims.

Room Rates at Omni Hotels

Allegations: Engaging in drip pricing

Coronavirus Spawns Class-Action Lawsuits as Consumers Seek Refunds

The pandemic has also triggered lawsuits over privacy issues with some video conferencing apps, and more.

Planet Fitness’ ‘No Commitment’ Claims

This one may leave you sore.

H&R Block

Paying half on tax preparation this year depends on what you paid for the service last year.

9 Signs It May Be a Tax Return Scam

Don’t file with fraudsters this tax season.