As if. After the lawyers take their fees, or the states take their portion of the fines, the actual users might get a coupon for a "free" tax preparation session next year.
All of Turbotax itself is a scam. This should be a free service from the Federal govt. They already know all my 1099s and w2s. Why do I need to tell them what they know. Idiocy. And the only reason is Turbotax paying Congress off to keep its cash cow.
Yeah. They're a scam as a company altogether, not only TurboTax, but Quickbooks, Quickbooks Pro, etc. They force product upgrades every 2 years and charge an arm and a leg for their payroll table subscription info (not even doing the payroll, but just calculating payroll taxes and preparing forms). I hope they choke on their own spit.
The purpose of filing isn't to determine how much you owe, it's to document - with your signature under penalty of perjury - that you know how much you owe, and to use against you if you get caught cheating.
Gee, that will sure stop them from ever doing that again, I mean they had to refund the money they made...this seems like way too small a fine.
All of Turbotax itself is a scam. This should be a free service from the Federal govt. They already know all my 1099s and w2s. Why do I need to tell them what they know. Idiocy. And the only reason is Turbotax paying Congress off to keep its cash cow.
The purpose of filing isn't to determine how much you owe, it's to document - with your signature under penalty of perjury - that you know how much you owe, and to use against you if you get caught cheating.