Tax topic 203 does not have anything to do with TurboTax taking out their fees. TurboTax fees would be deducted after your refund is approved and sent to Santa Barabara Tax Group. They handle the processing of the fees when you choose to pay your fees using your refund then they send the refund to you. The IRS has nothing to do with that. The information provided to us by the IRS is that Tax Topic 203 https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc203 is related to offsets. If you called the number to check for an offset and checked under option 1 and 2 and no offsets were listed, then I don't know why they would have that topic listed. You can try calling the general IRS number at 800-829-1040 to see if they can provide you with any clarity.
Did you get your money I’m going through the same thing
I had an offset last tax return but I called and it says I don’t have anything posted. Did it go through for you? Trying to decide whether to file joint or separate.
Did you ever recieve your full amount I have the same thing and owe nothing and it showed my full refund amount im confused
@Julianal760 Did you have Topic 203 show on your status, on the Where's My Refund? site?
Yes I do but I called both offset lines and showes I dont owe anything
I also received this tax topic and I opted to have turbo tax take fees out and I have the turbo tax card this year however the offset line says I don't owe a debt. Has anyone received a refund with this error message?
I also have the same topic 203 on my tax return and I've found out that if you opted to use your refund to pay turbotax fees that is why. I dont owe any debt either, mine says the same thing.
There are many reasons your refund may have been adjusted by the IRS. See this FAQ regarding Refund offset. This information covers Tax Topic 203.
Me too...did you get yours direct deposit or Turbo debit card?
I’m in the same boat, but I did the free return, and shouldn’t owe Turbo, or anyone else...supposed to have mine by Friday, I’ll post update if no one else does then
Has anyone received their refund yet? I'm going through the same thing with no offsets but I had TurboTax fees taken out.
Please see below for more information on your refund being lower:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/why-is-my-refund-lower-than-last-year/00/966839
I was hoping that i received the topic 203 because I'm paying Turbo Tax with my refund, but someone said that has nothing to do with getting the topic 203 when you check your refund. Is this true? Because I'm freaking out. Turbo tax is literally the only debt i owe and if its not from them im scared my identity was taken
Yes. Tax topic 203 is for a refund offset, not for the Refund Processing Service fee. A refund offset is when an IRS refund is reduced or intercepted to pay off delinquent debt, such as past-due child support, outstanding student loans, or unpaid state income tax. For more information please click the link below.
What is a refund offset? - Community - TurboTax