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No,  you were not charged for direct deposit.  You misunderstood.    If you chose to pay your TurboTax fees by having those fees deducted from your federal refund instead of paying with a credit or debit card before you filed, you agreed to "refund processing" by a third party bank.  That bank receives your refund from the IRS, takes out the amount you owe to TurboTax, keeps the $40 refund processing fee for itself, and sends the rest of the deposit to your account.  The way to avoid that fee is to pay before you e-file.  You can pay with a credit or debit card before you e-file and have direct deposit of your refund.   How can I see my TurboTax  fees?  https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/review-fees-turbotax-online/L1XnIzgzg_US_en_US?uid=m682vq7k   If your TurboTax fees are higher than expected, you can reduce them by removing add-ons     (BEFORE you e-file) :   Remove Premium Services Remove MAX Defend & Restore Remove a state Remove PLUS Help & Support Remove Pay With Your Refund    

TurboTax 2025 Deluxe desktop, Windows 11 In the Step-by-Step mode, Wages & Income section, after Social Security benefits, It goes to Canadian retirement summary and requires a custodian name before allowing me to continue. I have no Canadian retirement and did not check any box referencing that I had one. Under "Your 2025 Income Summary" , Retirement Plans and Social Security, TT has and entry for "Canadian Registered Pension Income" with $0.   Update: I can now navigate past the Canadian Pension section. I am not sure why, maybe it was corrected in the last update.  

To return to the Form 1099-R entry area in TurboTax Online, go to Wages & Income>IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R)   Click Review to see your 1099-R Summary   Then click Review by each 1099-R to edit it

There are no charges for direct deposit. What you are probably referring to the $40 charge for choosing the option to have the TurboTax account fees paid from the federal tax refund. See this TurboTax support FAQ for removing the pay with refund - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/remove-pay-refund-fees-turbotax-online-change/L7UxC6ZZp_US_en_US

No.  In order to claim the OT deduction, you have to make a premium for hours over 40 hours. The premium is what is deductible.    To qualify the following must apply: You must be a non-exempt employee eligible for Overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act The Overtime must be on hours worked OVER 40 hours.  (if you live in a state where OT pay is required after 8 hours, this does not apply) Overtime must be paid at more than your regular hourly rate.   Your filing status cannot be Married Filing Separately Your income must be less than $150,000 if you are single or $300,000 if Married Filing Jointly.

Your mistake was in purchasing a second license.   That was not necessary.   Seek a refund for the Home and Business download.   All  you really need to do is upgrade the Deluxe version you already paid for and pay the difference between the price for Deluxe and Home and Business.     To request a refund for a TT product https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-refunds/request-refund-turbotax-product/L834M6uyW_US_en_US?uid=m6meybc2   To upgrade---I am on a Mac so if you are using Windows it might look a little different---Open Deluxe, go up to the top of your TurboTax screen and click the word "Upgrade" so that you can just upgrade to Home and Business from Deluxe.  

Hi senator-subscript - Just wanted to let you know.  Monika K1 (Employee Tax Expert) indicated on 3/2/26: "The issues with entries on Form 8283 and donations of stock have been reported by other users and have been elevated for investigation. It has since been confirmed as an issue by our development team. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, and you can sign up here for updates. In the alternative, as long as the dollar amounts are correct, you could also choose to continue to file."   So hopefully the issue will soon be resolved.

Your federal and your state taxes are totally separate things.  They are calculated differently and your employer withholds different amount for each of them.    It would be super rare for you to have the exact same amount that you owed for federal and state or the exact same refund.   If your came out even on your state, it could be because you are in a state like PA that has a very simple tax form, very few deductions, credits or extras.  Most people basically pay 3.07% on their income so employers withhold 3.07% and then the tax payer doesn't owe anything at the end of the year and doesn't get anything back.     The federal taxes however are a lot more complicated so in general the majority of the people do not break even on their federal return.  They either get a refund or have to pay in.