Common use of Unacceptable Practices Clause in Contracts

Unacceptable Practices. ▇▇▇ will not engage in any practices that: (a) discourage Taxpayers from applying for a Product or not offering a Product based on the consumer’s sex, marital status, age, race, national origin, or other prohibited basis; (b) charge excessive fees or fees unrelated to the facilitation of the tax refund or unrelated to the preparation and filing of a tax return; (c) charge Taxpayers any fee other than a standard, commercially reasonable fee for preparing a tax return; (d) base its fee to Taxpayers on the refund amount or computing the fees using any figure from tax returns; (e) fail to provide Taxpayers with any required disclosures in connection with tax preparation services or the Product; (f) misrepresent any aspect of its tax preparation services, the Program or any Product, or their availability in any marketing or advertising, including pricing or steering any Taxpayer to a Product when that Taxpayer has expressed a desire for a different product; (g) advise Taxpayers that they must apply for a Product or disbursement option to receive a tax refund; (h) impose higher fees for tax preparation or related services (such as electronic filing) based on whether a Taxpayer applies for a Product or claims the Earned Income Tax Credit (as compared to other Taxpayers receiving a similar level of service without such Product Application or claim of credit); (i) use improper or misleading advertising in relation to IRS e-file, including the time frames and periods for refunds or other financial products; (j) advertise that individual income tax returns may be electronically filed prior to ▇▇▇’s receipt of Forms W-2, W-2G, and 1099-R; (k) use advertising which implies that ERO does not need Forms W-2, W-2G, and 1099-R, or that it can use pay stubs or other documentation of earnings to e-file individual income tax returns; (l) file individual income tax returns prior to ▇▇▇’s receipt of Forms W-2, unless the Taxpayer will be filing IRS Form 4852 as a substitute W-2; or (m) engage in any other activity or practice that Refund Advantage determines, in its sole discretion, may or does confuse, mislead, or deceive, or is otherwise deemed to be “unacceptable” to Refund Advantage.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Ero Agreement, Ero Agreement

Unacceptable Practices. ▇▇▇ will not engage in any practices that: (a) discourage Taxpayers from applying for a Product or not offering a Product based on the consumer’s sex, marital status, age, race, national origin, or other prohibited basis; (b) charge excessive fees or fees unrelated to the facilitation of the tax refund or unrelated to the preparation and filing of a tax return; (c) charge Taxpayers any fee other than a standard, commercially reasonable fee for preparing a tax return; (d) base its fee to Taxpayers on the refund amount or computing the fees using any figure from tax returns; (e) fail to provide Taxpayers with any required disclosures in connection with tax preparation services or the Product; (f) misrepresent any aspect of its tax preparation services, the Program or any Product, or their availability in any marketing or advertising, including pricing or steering any Taxpayer to a Product when that Taxpayer has expressed a desire for a different product; (g) advise Taxpayers that they must apply for a Product or disbursement option to receive a tax refund; (h) impose higher fees for tax preparation or related services (such as electronic filing) based on whether a Taxpayer applies for a Product or claims the Earned Income Tax Credit (as compared to other Taxpayers receiving a similar level of service without such Product Application or claim of credit); (i) use improper or misleading advertising in relation to IRS e-file, including the time frames and periods for refunds or other financial products; (j) advertise that individual income tax returns may be electronically filed prior to ▇▇▇’s receipt of Forms W-2, W-2G, and 1099-R; (k) use advertising which implies that ERO does not need Forms W-2, W-2G, and 1099-R, or that it can use pay stubs or other documentation of earnings to e-file individual income tax returns; (l) file individual income tax returns prior to ▇▇▇’s receipt of Forms W-2, unless the Taxpayer will be filing IRS Form 4852 as a substitute W-2; or (m) engage in any other activity or practice that Refund Advantage EPS determines, in its sole discretion, may or does confuse, mislead, or deceive, or is otherwise deemed to be “unacceptable” to Refund AdvantageEPS.

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Sources: Ero Agreement

Unacceptable Practices. ▇▇▇ ERO will not engage in any practices that: (a) discourage Taxpayers from applying for a Product or not offering a Product based on the consumer’s sex, marital status, age, race, national origin, or other prohibited basis; (b) charge excessive fees or fees unrelated to the facilitation of the tax refund or unrelated to the preparation and filing of a tax return; (c) charge Taxpayers any fee other than a standard, commercially reasonable fee for preparing a tax return; (d) base its fee to Taxpayers on the refund amount or computing the fees using any figure from tax returns; (e) fail to provide Taxpayers with any required disclosures in connection with tax preparation services or the Product; (f) misrepresent any aspect of its tax preparation services, the Program or any Product, or their availability in any marketing or advertising, including pricing or steering any Taxpayer to a Product when that Taxpayer has expressed a desire for a different product; (g) advise Taxpayers that they must apply for a Product or disbursement option to receive a tax refund; (h) impose higher fees for tax preparation or related services (such as electronic filing) based on whether a Taxpayer applies for a Product or claims the Earned Income Tax Credit (as compared to other Taxpayers receiving a similar level of service without such Product Application or claim of credit); (i) use improper or misleading advertising in relation to IRS e-file, including the time frames and periods for refunds or other financial products; (j) advertise that individual income tax returns may be electronically filed prior to ▇▇▇’s receipt of Forms W-2, W-2G, and 1099-R; (k) use advertising which implies that ERO does not need Forms W-2, W-2G, and 1099-R, or that it can use pay stubs or other documentation of earnings to e-file individual income tax returns; (l) file individual income tax returns prior to ▇▇▇’s receipt of Forms W-2, unless the Taxpayer will be filing IRS Form 4852 as a substitute W-2; or (m) engage in any other activity or practice that Refund Advantage determines, in its sole discretion, may or does confuse, mislead, or deceive, or is otherwise deemed to be “unacceptable” to Refund Advantage.

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Sources: Ero Agreement