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Price gouging

chazhas3 — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 23:02:43 GMT

So now this POS company is charging 45 bucks at the end when you go to file and call it a special service fee. I have been using TT for over 20 years but I think this is the last straw with them. I've had it with all their worthless updates and useless fixes. I am just going to try the next useless tax software package, maybe H&R block. Thanks for nothing you greedy bastards TURBO TAX.

Re: Price gouging

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 23:06:41 GMT

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-fees-turbotax-online-change/L7UxC6ZZp_US_en_US?uid=m6r4xelq

If your TurboTax fees are higher than expected, you can reduce them by removing add-ons (BEFORE you e-file) :

Re: Price gouging

mesquitebean — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 23:08:24 GMT

@chazhas3 wrote:
So now this POS company is charging 45 bucks at the end when you go to file and call it a special service fee. I have been using TT for over 20 years but I think this is the last straw with them. I've had it with all their worthless updates and useless fixes. I am just going to try the next useless tax software package, maybe H&R block. Thanks for nothing you greedy bastards TURBO TAX.

Did you choose to pay your TurboTax fees out of your Federal refund? If so, that payment option has a $40 service fee ($45 for California filers, where it is bundled as "Premium Services."} If that's your situation, we can tell you how to remove that payment method and pay upfront by credit/debit card to avoid the $40/45 fee. Are you using Online TurboTax or desktop software? And are you a California filer?