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My taxes were approved and DDD shows 2/25. I chose to pay the $40 for 5 day early deposit and still don’t have a deposit . What should I expect ?

RachelBaker414 — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:11:37 GMT

Re: My taxes were approved and DDD shows 2/25. I chose to pay the $40 for 5 day early deposit and still don’t have a deposit . What should I expect ?

mesquitebean — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:34:34 GMT

@ RachelBaker414 wrote: "My taxes were approved and DDD shows 2/25. I chose to pay the $40 for 5 day early deposit and still don’t have a deposit . What should I expect ?"

That offer is for "Up to 5 days early"; i.e., 1-5 days early. If you paid the $35 fee to have it deposited to your bank, and if it doesn't arrive at least 1 day early, they are supposed to refund the $35.

You mentioned $40. You should have been charged only $35 for that "up to 5 days early" offer. However, if you also see an additional $40 fee, did you choose to pay your fees out of your refund? That's the amount of the service fee for that optional payment method ($45 for California filers.)

Re: My taxes were approved and DDD shows 2/25. I chose to pay the $40 for 5 day early deposit and...

MelindaS1 — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:20:08 GMT

In addition to what mesquite has said above, you can check if your refund has been approved directly on the IRS website using their “Where’s My Refund?” tool for real-time updates.

Your state may have a similar tool: How do I track my state refund?

Learn more: TurboTax FAQ - Early Tax Refunds