READ the article and get your facts straight :
The settlement will affect 4.4 million customers eligible for the I.R.S. Free File program who were maneuvered to use TurboTax’s free edition in the tax years 2016 through 2018. Customers will be notified automatically and sent checks amounting to roughly $30 for each year that they were compelled to pay for TurboTax.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/business/turbotax-intuit-settlement.html
Now if you start in the FREE option in TT and you have something that requires an upgrade you are told exactly why and how much it will be ... there are no surprises. SO if you truly want a FREE FILE option you must link in thru the IRS website (where TurboTax and H&R Block no longer participate) if you qualify :
https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free
