Why am I paying a refund processing fee?

[cathyb269]

I chose to have it direct deposited into my credit karma account and it states there are no fees but when I checked it charged me a 40.00 refund processing fee.

[DoninGA]

See this TurboTax support FAQ for removing Refund Processing - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/remove-pay-refund...

[jimw34]

Why am I paying a $40 refund processing fee?

[LenaH]

The $40 refund processing fee is charged when you pay your TurboTax fees with your federal refund. Click here to learn more. 

@jimw34 

[xmasbaby0]

There is not a fee to e-file your tax return or to have direct deposit of your refund.

Did you choose to pay for using TurboTax by having the fee taken out of your federal refund?  That means you will pay an EXTRA FEE of $40 ($45 in CA) to have a third party bank receive your refund from the IRS, take out enough to pay TT, and then send you the rest of the refund.  ( The third party bank keeps the $40 or $45 fee for itself.)

You do not have to do that.   Pay upfront BEFORE you file --- pay using a credit or debit card.

REMOVE REFUND PROCESSING FEE

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/remove-pay-refund...

What is Refund Processing Service?

How can I see my TurboTax  fees?   

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/review-fees-turbo...