--- title: 'TurboTax Settlement: 4 Million Reimbursement Checks to Go Out This Month' description: About 4.4 million taxpayers will receive payments from Intuit as part of a massive legal settlement involving IRS Free File and TurboTax. authors: - name: Brenden Rearick role: Reporter url: https://money.com/author/brenden-rearick/ bio: Brenden Rearick is a former reporter at Money who specialized in covering breaking news and enterprise stories about credit cards, real estate, investing, and personal finance trends. education: University of Pittsburgh, BA at_money_since: 2023 articles: 133 covers: - Taxes - Banking - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Technology former_staff: true editors: - name: Julia Glum role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/julia-glum/ bio: A graduate of the University of Florida, Julia has more than eight years of experience in personal finance journalism. In addition to overseeing news and newsletters, she leads Money’s tax coverage, which includes extensive reporting on tax credits, policy changes and the IRS. education: University of Florida at_money_since: 2018 articles: 453 covers: - Taxes - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Technology also_seen_in: - Newsweek - International Business Times - CBS News - Good Morning America - WUSA9 - Pix 11 - The New York Times - Mashable - The Washington Post - CNBC - Politico social: - https://x.com/superjulia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-glum published: '2023-05-05T18:47:53.000Z' modified: '2024-01-10T13:15:27.000Z' section: Taxes tags: - News - Taxes word_count: 544 canonical: https://money.com/turbotax-settlement-checks-may-2023/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Photo illustration of a giant money bill superimposed on a hand holding a cel phone with the TurboTax app](https://img.money.com/2023/05/News-TurboTax-may-owe-you-money.jpg?crop=0px%2C242px%2C2880px%2C1620px&quality=85) Millions of taxpayers who [paid to use TurboTax](https://money.com/turbotax-free-file-ftc-complaint/) to file their taxes in the past might be eligible for a refund this month. After the tax preparer's owner, Intuit, was found to be wrongfully steering users toward its paid products, it’s now going to pay up. About $141 million in reimbursement checks are being sent in May to 4.4 million TurboTax users as a result of a [massive legal settlement](https://money.com/intuit-turbotax-refund-settlement/) signed last year. But if you’re looking to get a payment, there are a few qualifications you will need. The settlement marks the close of an investigation into the tax filing service prompted by a 2019 ProPublica report that found Intuit was deliberately steering TurboTax users who qualified for free filing toward [fee-based products](https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-fight-to-stop-americans-from-filing-their-taxes-for-free). (Americans under a certain income threshold are eligible to file their federal taxes for free through [the IRS Free File program](https://money.com/how-to-file-taxes-for-free/), which TurboTax was part of at the time. It has since [left](https://money.com/turbotax-irs-free-file-2022/) the initiative.) After the report surfaced, New York Attorney General Letitia James led a [multistate investigation](https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2022/attorney-general-james-secures-141-million-millions-americans-deceived-turbotax) into the company, ultimately corroborating the report and accusing Intuit of deceptive marketing practices. “Intuit aggressively marketed a TurboTax Free Edition that in reality was hardly ever free,” said then-Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro in a [news release](https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/taking-action/ag-shapiro-holds-intuit-accountable-for-misleading-taxpayers-secures-141-million-settlement/) after the coalition reached the $141 million settlement with Intuit in May 2022. Since the original [settlement](https://money.com/intuit-turbotax-refund-settlement/) was brokered with attorneys general from nine states last year, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have signed onto it. On Thursday, several of those attorneys general published news releases with the update that the TurboTax refund checks are now actually being distributed. About 4.4 million qualifying Americans will receive payments from Intuit. Those [eligible](https://agturbotaxsettlement.com/Common-Questions) include taxpayers who filed using TurboTax for tax years 2016, 2017 or 2018, met the income requirements for Free File, and began to file with the free edition before being wrongfully told they were ineligible — and ultimately pushed to pay for services. You must also have not used TurboTax’s IRS Free File in previous years. The income threshold for IRS Free File eligibility differs by year, and the individual partners can set their own limits. In the timeframe laid out in the settlement, the threshold to use TurboTax's IRS Free File offer was $34,000. ## How much is the TurboTax refund? It depends on how many years each taxpayer was affected. While some Americans are eligible for up to $85 in repayment, James’ office estimates that the average payment will fall between $29 and $30. ## How do I get a TurboTax settlement check? If you are an eligible customer, you won’t have to do anything at all to receive your piece of the settlement from TurboTax. Checks will be mailed out throughout May, so recipients can expect to get theirs between now and early June. The settlement is being handled by a third party administrator. 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