Intuit, the company that owns TurboTax, has spent years lobbying against free government-sponsored tax filing services.
calling on the Acting Treasury Department Inspector General Richard K. Delmar, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J.
But the lawmakers contend that “Intuit’s response [to the initial letter] was inadequate, failing to dispel any of the concerns about its unethical behavior or to provide information on any employee that had made a trip through the revolving door, despite the extensive reporting on specific egregious cases,” highlighting “troubling reports of Intuit’s abuse of the revolving door and the company’s hiring of former federal regulators and influence-peddlers to defend its shady business practices.
In the June 21 letter, the lawmakers also asked the inspectors general to “assess whether the codes of conduct and ethics policies of Intuit and other Free File Alliance members are sufficient to prevent conflicts of interest and abuse of the revolving door.”
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
10/3 podcast: Political scandal overshadows inquiry into Canada's worst mass shootingThe inquiry into Canada’s worst mass shooting has developed into a political scandal, with allegations the head of the RCMP interfered with the investigation to help push Liberal firearms policy.
Read more »
Gymnasts say 'culture review' isn't third-party investigation they've been asking forTORONTO — A group of Canadian gymnasts who called for an independent investigation into their sport are “dismayed, but not surprised” in Gymnastics Canada’s…
Read more »
Trauma physicians have become depressingly prepared for mass shootingsFor many medical providers, the shooting in Uvalde, Tex., was the latest reminder of how depressingly skilled they have become since Columbine at responding to mass casualty events like school shootings.
Read more »
California gun owners leak: Riverside County sheriff calls for investigation: 'Concerning to us'The leak – which happened Monday as the state’s Justice Department was updating its Firearms Dashboard Portal – affected anyone who applied for such a permit in Riverside County between 2011-2021, police say.
Read more »
Leftist UK Politician Calls for 'Hate Crime' Investigation of Laurence FoxCaroline Russell, a Green Party politician in the UK, called on the Metropolitan Police to investigate anti-woke campaigner Laurence Fox over a tweet comparing the modern-day pride movement to fascism.
Read more »
Two officers, police K9 killed in Kentucky shootoutThe incident reportedly stemmed from a domestic violence investigation call and when four deputies arrived they immediately came under fire.
Read more »