A client of mine sent me a 1099 last month through their QuickBooks account. I never used any of Intuit's products before. In order to download it I (the recip

A client of mine sent me a 1099 last month through their QuickBooks account. I never used any of Intuit's products before. In order to download it I (the recipient of the 1099 which is nothing but a PDF file) had to create a QuickBooks account. During this process: 1. I was denied being able to make an account unless I used a password less than 33 characters (my normal passwords are well above that but it was blocked). Here's a tweet and screenshot of the form validation https://twitter.com/nickjanetakis/status/1486793382789885960 https://twitter.com/nickjanetakis/status/1486793382789885960. 2. Their page tried to get me to sign up to their paid services multiple times while attempting to download the 1099. 3. Their page tried to get me to upgrade my account to a paid account after I downloaded the 1099. 4. In order to close my account I had to call an 800 number and speak to a human. I ended up not doing this, but someone else in another comment said they tried unsuccessfully and ultimately filed a complaint against them through their state's Attorney General. Pretty much every dark pattern you can ask for tied into an activity where incorrectly paying your taxes can lead to fines or imprisonment.