TurboTax Bad... a ROFL to all

[Pteri Sage]

Seems that a programer goofed when putting in a phone #. To Find out more please visit : bad TurboTax Bad

Last edited by Pteri Sage on Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:42 am, edited 1 time in total.

[hyperflutterby]

I'll have to tell my aunt to be careful when she files her return!

[Pteri Sage]

I'm glad one person found it as funny as I did. And for those to lazy or unwilling to go to the site, here's the article:

Taxpayers get unexpected return--sex chat
Last modified: January 31, 2005, 11:01 AM PST
By David Becker
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

"Hi, sexy. Welcome to Intimate Encounters."

Not exactly the kind of message you expect to hear in the middle of doing your taxes, but that's just what some TurboTax customers are getting as they try to set up their state returns.

A message in the business version of Intuit's market-leading tax preparation software erroneously directs customers to a sex talk operation.

The message pops up when TurboTax Business users advance to their state tax return and decide they need to file for more than the single state return supported in the product. The message in the software tells them they can purchase software for additional states, at $30 each, online or by calling an 800 number.

That number goes straight to Intimate Encounters, which bills itself as "the exciting new way to go live, one-on-one, with hot...girls waiting to talk with you." The pre-recorded message on the site makes no mention of tax preparation services, although you never know what you can get for 99 cents a minute.

Intuit acknowledges the mistake in a customer support alert that offers another 800 number but doesn't admit where the original one goes.

An Intuit representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Paki Papaioanu, president of SyncroVision, an IT services firm in Somerville, Mass., discovered the typo as he was installing tax software for clients.

Papaioanu said he initially tried to order state software over the Web but found Intuit's site a little confusing when it came to which product he needed. He decided he needed to talk to a real person and called the 800 number listed.

"I thought it was going to take me to India, and then I got...this," he said. "I thought I dialed the wrong number. They don't usually talk to you like that at a tax operation."

"We're all having a really good laugh about this," Papaioanu said. "It's kind of amazing nobody checked this before the CDs went into production."

[mer]

That is very funny haha. Poor tax people

[LAQ]

Heehee, my dad's doing some taxes right now with TurboTax... I wonder if I should tell him?

[mer]

Heehee, my dad's doing some taxes right now with TurboTax... I wonder if I should tell him?

Or wait and see if anything interesting happens?

[LAQ]

Well, my dad isn't for buying stuff over the phone, sooo.....

[mer]

Well, my dad isn't for buying stuff over the phone, sooo.....

haha.

I don't know if my parents use TurboTax. If they do they'll probably get that message and die laughing or something.

[Wolven Spirits]

hahaha, that's hilarious XDDD

It really IS amazing that no one checked it o.O;;; or that someone got a phone number wrong..tsk...hahaha.

[Fiddelysquat]

"Welcome to Intimate Encounters..."

"Hi, yeah, well I need some help on my taxes..."


"Oooh, haven't heard that one before! We might have to charge extra..."

[DM was on fire!]

LOL, Fidds! I'm sending my dad the link to this topic, I know he'll like it.

[AFI_Sorrow]

I wonder if perhaps they "messed up" the number on purpose. DUN DUN DUN! I can see it now, suited business just wanting to do their taxes getting in trouble by their wives when they see and Intimate Encounters bill. I don't think any girl would believe, "Honey, I was just doing my taxes! I swear!" ^_^