Going to say this one more time; I get my paycheck on my Turbo Card every 2 weeks, AND I paid for my tax return through my refund. Yes, Santa Barbara Tax Services processes tax refunds - and withdraws fees - through an arrangement with Green Dot, prior to the refund hitting your Turbo Card. They have a software system in place that allows this to occur, much like a payroll company processing a garnishment from an incoming payroll account. However, you can use the card for ANY other kind of direct deposit, including employment, and the money is deposited straight to GreenDot, same as if you had any other kind of prepaid card. The only deposits that are "intercepted" in this fashion are tax refunds. That deposit - using the same account/routing # that is sent directly to the IRS on page 2 of your 1040 - goes directly from my employers payroll to GreenDot, it doesn't "route through" Santa Barbara Tax Services. There is no reason that stimulus payments would be handled any differently than any other kind of payroll deposit.
