Editing TurboTax (section)

=== Blocking search engines from indexing its "free file program" page ===
Citizens of the US that make up to $72,000 per year are eligible for free preparation and filing of tax forms through the IRS [[Free File]] program.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/about-the-free-file-program |title=Free File: Do your Federal Taxes for Free {{!}} Internal Revenue Service |access-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423172412/https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/about-the-free-file-program |url-status=live }}</ref> However, TurboTax's "free file program" page (https://turbotax.intuit.com/taxfreedom/) contains specific HTML tags (noindex, nofollow) which block search engines from indexing it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://imgur.com/gallery/ErWicdl|title=Ok, so I just read this article about Turbotax doing shady things and found out something really interesting|website=Imgur|access-date=April 23, 2019|archive-date=April 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423173820/https://imgur.com/gallery/ErWicdl|url-status=live}}</ref> TurboTax has been deceiving customers which were eligible for the free submission into signing up for their commercial product.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/turbotax-just-tricked-you-into-paying-to-file-your-taxes|title=Here's How TurboTax Just Tricked You into Paying to File Your Taxes|access-date=April 22, 2019|archive-date=December 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203182130/https://www.propublica.org/article/turbotax-just-tricked-you-into-paying-to-file-your-taxes|url-status=live}}</ref> Starting December 30, 2019, under a new agreement from the IRS, TurboTax can no longer hide their free version services from search results.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.businessinsider.com/turbotax-hr-block-cannot-hide-free-filing-services-irs-agreement-2020-1|title = TurboTax, H&R Block Can't Hide Free Filing Services Under New IRS Agreement|website = [[Business Insider]]|access-date = February 25, 2020|archive-date = February 25, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200225045234/https://www.businessinsider.com/turbotax-hr-block-cannot-hide-free-filing-services-irs-agreement-2020-1|url-status = live}}</ref>