#Intuit turbotax 2015 free file software#

Utah's State Tax Commission also said that it knew of at least 18 other states that have experienced the same problems.

'The Tax Commission was also notified by some taxpayers as they tried to file their returns through Intuit/TurboTax, that they received a message that their return had already been filed.' Utah ( download PDF) said it had identified 28 fraudulent returns, but had marked an additional 8,000 as suspect. 'We have stopped accepting tax returns submitted using TurboTax,' Minnesota's revenue department said yesterday. Only Minnesota and Utah named Intuit and TurboTax. On Thursday, a number of states, including Alabama, Georgia, Minnesota, Utah and Wisconsin ( download PDF) issued news releases about increased rates of fraudulent returns. Intuit said that it believed the fraud did not stem from a security breach, and that the information used by criminals was obtained elsewhere. Already-filed returns will be held until the states give their okay new returns will not be sent to the states until the bans are lifted. 5, of temporarily pausing its transmission of state e-filing tax returns,' the Mountain View, Calif. 'Intuit took the precautionary step Thursday, Feb. 'Intuit and some states have seen an increase in suspicious filings and attempts by criminals to use stolen identity information to file fraudulent state tax returns and claim tax refunds,' Intuit said in a statement today.

#Intuit turbotax 2015 free file software#

Intuit today said it has suspended electronic filing of all state returns from its TurboTax tax preparation software after 19 states' tax authorities reported unusual volumes of fraudulent returns.