Advisory opinion letter to Mr. Chasnoff
Opening text: Isl F. Wende!! Sweda President ADVISORY OPI;\IONS 695 695 Propose advertising and sale of information concerning the Taxpayers' Servce of the Internal Revenue Service
89 F.T.C. 694 · June 9, 1977 ·
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Isl F. Wende!! Sweda President ADVISORY OPI;\IONS 695
Propose advertising and sale of information concerning the Taxpayers' Servce of the Internal Revenue Service (File No. 773 7011).
Opnion uUer
June 9, 1977
Dear Mr. Chasnoff:
This letter is in response to your request for an advisory opinion on behalf of your client, Information Foundation , Inc., concerning the proposed use of submitted advertising copy. For a fee, your client anticipates sending to persons responding to the proposed advertisement information about the Internal Revenue s Taxpayers ' Service including services available under that governmental program, and advice about. how to use that program effectively. Because in the Commission s view, the advertisement has the capacity to mislead the public into believing that your client itself is offering to provide, for the $5 fee listed , both tax advice and tax preparation services, the Commission cannot approve the advertisement in its present form. \,lith appropriate changes, however, the Commission bclieves your marketing proposal would comply with laws it administers. Please be advised that the Commission has not reviewed, and therefore does not endorse , the accuracy of any of the technical information and advice your client proposes to send to consumers. By direction of the Commission.
Letter of ReqWJst
February 8, 1977 Gentlemen:
This office represents Information Foundation, Inc. which has requested that I obtain from you an advisory opinion respecting the advertisement they win be placing in various printed media, including newspapers, magazines, journals, and printed flyers. Also enclosed, in addition to the advertisement, is the printed material they win be forwarding to persons responding to the advertisements.
It would be appreciated if you would submit an advisory opinion to me respecting the legality of the advertisement in accordance with Federal
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Trade Commission rules and regulations. I shan be happy to he of any assistance to you should you desire additional information.
Sincerely,