There has been a $40 refund processing fee in effect for many years when you choose to pay your TurboTax fees by having those fees deducted from your federal refund. If you owe any sort of fees for using TurboTax and you choose to have those fees deducted from your refund instead of paying upfront with a credit or debit card, you are agreeing to have the IRS send your refund to a third party bank. That third party bank takes out the amount you owe to TurboTax, pockets the $40 fee, and sends the rest of your refund to you.
BEFORE you file, you can remove that refund processing fee and pay using your own credit or debit card.
What is Refund Processing Service?
REMOVE REFUND PROCESSING FEE
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