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The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against tax prep giant H&R Block accusing the company of deceptively marketing "free" online tax filing.
February 26
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The Internal Revenue Service's Direct File pilot program has expanded beyond internal testing of its free tax prep system to taxpayers in a dozen states.
February 22
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The Internal Revenue Service's Direct File free tax system has passed a key hurdle in the pilot test, passing muster with a dozen IRS employees successfully filing returns in as many states.
February 8 -
Intuit QuickBooks has introduced split billing for 1099s, which allows e-filing costs for 1099s to be split between accountants and their clients.
February 8
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Republican attorneys general from 13 states have signed a letter denouncing the IRS pilot of a Direct File system, calling efforts unconstitutional.
February 1
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The Internal Revenue Service showed off its upcoming Direct File free tax preparation service ahead of its pilot test in a dozen states starting in March.
January 25 -
The Federal Trade Commission issued an order forbidding Intuit from describing its TurboTax software as free in any of its promotional materials unless the product is free for everyone.
January 23
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Plus, ZenBusiness announces new beneficial ownership filing capacities; and other accounting technology news.
January 19
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Tech giant Intuit has filed suit against H&R Block, accusing the tax prep giant of making false and misleading statements regarding prices.
January 17
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Plus, Intuit adds TurboTax to Credit Karma and QuickBooks; FreshBooks introduces payroll capacities; and other accounting tech news.
January 12
