Does Turbotax withhold fees from Tax returns that the government feels you owe them, without notification?

[gorby63ax]

Several incidents where reported where Turbotax was instructed by the IRS to withhold portions of Individuals returns to  satisfy an IRS proclamation.

[DoninGA]

Nope, that does not happen.  That would be illegal.  Where did you see this?  Link?

See this IRS Tax Topic for reduced refunds - https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc203

[Mike9241]

Turbotax can't. it's the US Treasury that retains some or all of your refund if there is a legal offset in effect.

  if your refund is withheld, you authorized Tuyrbotax to take it fees from an alternative source.

https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/tax-refund-offset.html