U.S. judge will not block Intuit TurboTax ads that FTC found deceptive


An Intuit office is shown in San Diego California August 21 2015. The tax-preparation software maker reported a fourth-quarter adjusted loss as expenses rose 17 percent and the company also forecast an adjusted loss for the current quarter. Intuit also said it plans to divest Demandforce QuickBase and Quicken.     REUTERSMike Blake

An Intuit office is shown in San Diego, California August 21, 2015. The tax-preparation software maker reported a fourth-quarter adjusted loss as expenses rose 17 percent and the company also forecast an adjusted loss for the current quarter. Intuit also said it plans to divest Demandforce, QuickBase and Quicken. REUTERS/Mike Blake

(Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday refused to block TurboTax maker Intuit Inc from running ads for "free" tax filing that the Federal Trade Commission said deceived millions of taxpayers.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco denied the FTC's request for a preliminary injunction for three reasons.

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