New Mexico receives $900,000 in Intuit settlement

Matthew Narvaiz, Albuquerque Journal, N.M.
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May 11—New Mexicans who used TurboTax for its free services but ended up paying the company to file taxes will receive money as part of a $141 million multistate settlement, Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced Thursday.

The state will disperse more than $900,000 to nearly 31,000 New Mexicans from the settlement with TurboTax owner Intuit Inc., said Lauren Rodriguez, an AG spokeswoman. Rust Consulting will contact eligible filers who used the service in tax years 2016-2018, according to the AG's office. Checks of $29 to $30 will reach affected filers by mail throughout the month.

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the settlement last May, following a report from ProPublica that revealed Intuit's misleading "free" tax-filing campaign.

All 50 states and the District of Columbia have since signed onto the settlement agreement.

"The way that TurboTax advertised this 'free' service was extremely confusing and deceiving to millions of consumers," Torrez said in a statement. "We are glad to join forces with other attorneys general across the country to provide restitution to our citizens.