@dixkel - you might also (and everyone else) submit a complaint to CFPB. The government agency is very aggressive in changing these outrageous methods.
Note that you are probaly paying a good $40 so that the fees are netted out of your refund. That is quite expenssive. if you simply put the fees on a credit card, it would be a heckuva lot cheaper.
Even if the tax preparation fees were $200 and you had to wait two months for your refund directly from the IRS, that would increase your interest charges on your credit card by just $8.00! (that is 2 months at $200 per month and a 24% APR, or 2% per month).
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
