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The $141 million settlement stems from allegations that Intuit charged people for services that should have been free.

Last year Intuit agreed to pay millions for tricking low-income tax filers into paying for services that should have been free.

Each year, Free File partners, acting through FFI, offer their software free to eligible taxpayers. Any taxpayer earning $69,000 or less can find one or more free commercial software products available by visiting www.IRS.gov/freefile.

While other tax software makers have offered free federal tax filings since as early as 2003 for some individuals with lower income and generally non-complex situations, adding state income tax filing and even common tax credits or deductions could ...