Pennsylvanians to receive $4.76 million in TurboTax settlement

WPXI.com News Staff

May 4, 2023 at 12:20 PM·2 min read

Consumers who used TurboTax may soon get reimbursement from a $141 million multistate settlement.

About 4.4 million consumers will receive checks in the mail as a result of the multistate settlement with TurboTax’s owner, Intuit. Pennsylvania will receive more than $4.76 million for the 158,779 consumers who paid to file their federal tax return for a service that should have been provided for free, state Attorney General Michelle Henry announced.

Eligible consumers will be contacted by email about the settlement, and checks are expected to be mailed in May.

“By requiring consumers to pay for tax-return services that should have been available for free, Intuit cheated taxpayers out of their hard earned money,” said Henry in a news release. “Intuit’s deceptive practices and aggressive advertising campaign were unnecessary and illegal; especially when the IRS offers free tax-return services for eligible consumers.”

In 2022, attorneys general from Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, New York, Texas, and Washington announced the agreement with Intuit for deceiving millions of low-income Americans into paying for tax services that should have been free. All 50 states and the District of Columbia have signed the agreement.

Eligible consumers include those who paid to file their federal tax returns through TurboTax for 2016, 2017 and 2018, but were eligible to file for free through the IRS Free File Program. Those who are eligible will receive a check in the mail automatically, without filing a claim.

The amount each consumer receives will be based on the number of tax years for which they qualify. Most who are eligible will receive $29 to $30. For more information, visit www.AGTurboTaxSettlement.com.

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