Filed with TurboTax, DDD 4/15 with refund advance - anyone received theirs yet?

I'm a tax preparer and see this situation frequently. If you got a refund advance through TurboTax, they typically deduct their fees from your actual refund when it arrives. The IRS sends your refund to a temporary bank account first, TurboTax takes their cut, then forwards the remainder to you. This process can add 1-2 business days after your DDD. Since your DDD is 4/15 and today is 4/15, I'd expect it by 4/17 at the latest. The Where's My Refund tool won't show any updates during this intermediary transfer, so that's normal. If you don't see it by Thursday, contact TurboTax support directly as they can track where your money is in their system.

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I was waiting FOREVER on my refund (used H&R Block with a similar situation) and couldn't get anyone on the phone at the IRS. Tried for weeks and kept getting the 'high call volume' message. Finally found Claimyr.com and they got me a callback from an actual IRS agent within an hour! The agent was able to release my refund that had been sitting in limbo. Talking to a real person at the IRS made all the difference - can't recommend it enough.

i used TT with refund advance too. my DDD was 4/8 and funds hit my acct on 4/10. give it another day or so.

This happens EVERY year with these tax prep services and ppl still use them 🤦‍♀️ They're basically giving you a loan against your refund and charging you for it. Plus adding extra steps to getting YOUR money. Next year just file direct with IRS and do direct deposit to your own bank!

Call them!!! I was in the exact same boat, DDD of 4/8, nothing by 4/12. I called TurboTax and turns out they had a "verification issue" they never bothered to tell me about! Had to confirm some info and then they released it same day. Don't just wait around.

DDD means the IRS has released the funds. Now TurboTax has to process it. Check your TurboTax account login to see if there's a status update there. They should show where in the process your refund is. Most of my clients see their funds 1-3 days after the DDD when using a tax preparer's advance/loan option.

This happned to me too. Ur money is probably sitting at Santa Barbara Tax Products Group (SBTPG) - they're the bank TurboTax uses to process refunds. You can create an account on their website to track it. Google "SBTPG TurboTax" and you'll find it. Took mine 3 days after DDD to show up in my actual bank.

the irs is such a clown show. same thing happened to me but with h&r block. had a ddd of 3/29, didn't get my money till 4/3. called them every day and got different answers each time. one person said it was sent, another said it was still processing, another one blamed my bank. FINALLY got someone helpful who tracked it down. turns out h&r held it for "additional verification" whatever tf that means 🙄

Did you opt for the Refund Advance loan or just to have your fees taken out of your refund? Those are two different things and affect timing differently.

I'm never using TurboTax again after this year. Had so many problems, customer service was useless, and I found out later they charged me $89 for something I could've done for free. Next year I'm going with FreeTaxUSA.

Yeah turbotax typically takes 1-3 extra business days after DDD to process. they really dont make that clear when u sign up and it sucks when ur counting on that money. hang in there

My situation was different from yours, but I had a ton of issues with my refund being delayed this year. I was getting desperate after waiting for months with no updates, so I finally tried taxr.ai after seeing it recommended here. It analyzed my transcript and explained exactly why my refund was delayed (something about a random review flag) and gave me a realistic timeline. Super helpful when the IRS website was giving me zero info. The site is https://taxr.ai if you want to check your situation.

Wtf DDD means?

Last year I waited 8 months for my refund, so 2 extra days is nothing lol. But seriously, check with TurboTax directly - sometimes they hold funds for "security verification" and don't bother to tell you.

Pro tip from someone who's been there: check your account on SBTPG.com - that's the bank TurboTax uses to process refunds. You can create an account with your SSN and refund amount to track exactly where your money is. Much more accurate than the WMR tool or TurboTax's own tracker.

SBTPG (TurboTax's bank) is holding your money. They receive it from IRS, take out the fees and loan amount, then send the rest to you. Usually takes 1-2 business days after DDD. If it gets to be Thursday with no deposit, call them directly at 800-901-6663.

I spent DAYS trying to get through to the IRS about a similar issue (though mine was more complicated - had a freeze code on my account). Finally used Claimyr.com and got an actual IRS agent to call me back in less than an hour. They fixed my issue on the spot and my refund was processed right away. Saved me so much frustration.