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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: TaxAct Inc.
Penalty: $25,400,000
Year: 2024
Date: December 30, 2024
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Mega-Scandal: Online Privacy
Violation Description: Tax preparation company TaxAct agreed to pay $17.5 million in cash and about $8 million in services to settle litigation alleging it improperly shared customer tax information with Meta Platforms and Google.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:23-cv-00830
Case Name: Smith-Washington v. TaxAct, Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
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