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posted Feb 27, 2025 7:26:13 AM

Santa Barbara Firm Taking out $40

Why did this firm take out $40 just to pay for Audit Defense at a cost of $60? I never gave anyone permission to charge me additional for this?

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Level 15
Feb 27, 2025 7:53:42 AM

If you requested to have the TurboTax account fees deducted from your federal tax refund, the IRS will send the refund to a third party processor to have the fees and the $40 service charge deducted. The third party processor will deduct the TurboTax fees plus the $40 service charge and then attempt to direct deposit the remaining refund balance into the account that you entered on your tax return.

New Member
Feb 27, 2025 8:01:47 AM

Show me where it says that getting Audit Defense is "Tax preparing fees" and that more than the $60 for this will be taken out. I could have paid for the AD with card, but thought this was easier. BIG TIME SCAM!!!! If it said this somewhere it was not in a straight-forward forthcoming way!! Why would anyone pay $100 for a $60 service.

Level 15
Feb 27, 2025 8:06:48 AM

@NANCE9705 This is the Order Summary from the File section of the program on Step 1