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Expedia and Reservation.com’s Taxes and Fees Class Action Expedia and Reservation.com’s Taxes and Fees In December 2018 and January 2019, two class-action lawsuits were filed against Expedia for allegedly misleadingly representing that taxes and fees charged to consumers who reserve hotel rooms from Reservations.com…
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H&R Block: Getting Your Money Will Cost You Consumer News H&R Block: Getting Your Money Will Cost You You can do your own taxes.
TurboTax Free Ad Alert TurboTax Free Spoiler: Filing your taxes with this product “could cost you money” and those are TurboTax’s words.
TINA’s Take: FTC Bars TurboTax Owner from Deceptively Advertising “Free” Tax Prep Consumer News 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.
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Consumer Basics 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.
H&R Block Ad Alert H&R Block FTC alleges company pressures consumers into overpaying for its tax filing software.
Free Speech, Advertising, and Me Blog Free Speech, Advertising, and Me Does free speech protect deceptive advertising?
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How to Avoid a Summer Vacation Nightmare Consumer News How to Avoid a Summer Vacation Nightmare Before you book that great getaway deal, you need to ask some questions.
Hotwire.com Car Rentals Class Action Hotwire.com Car Rentals In July 2014, a federal judge approved a settlement to a class-action lawsuit filed against Hotwire, Inc. Specifically, the complaint, which was originally filed in 2012, alleged that Hotwire misrepresents…
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9 Signs It May Be a Tax Return Scam Consumer News 9 Signs It May Be a Tax Return Scam Don’t file with fraudsters this tax season.