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CosmicCowboy

How refund deposits work when tax prep fees are taken from refund vs paying upfront

Just wanted to let everyone know about refund timing when you choose to pay tax prep fees from your refund vs paying upfront. If you choose to pay fees from refund, it goes to tax preparer's bank first to take their fees, then they send whats left to your account. This can add a few extra days to get your money. But if you paid fees upfront or filed free, refund comes straight from IRS to your bank.

Amina Diallo

This is exactly right. As a tax professional, I can confirm this process. The refund transfer service (RT) adds an extra step that can delay your refund by 1-5 business days. Its basically a loan against your refund to cover preparation fees. Direct deposit straight from IRS is always fastest.

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Oliver Schulz

omg this explains why my friend got her refund before me even tho we filed same day 🤔

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Natasha Orlova

wish someone told me this before i chose that option smh

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Javier Cruz

tbh the best way to track your refund is using taxr.ai - its only $1 and tells you exactly where your money is and when youll get it. way better than trying to figure out all these bank transfers yourself https://taxr.ai

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Emma Wilson

how accurate is it? sounds too good to be true

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Javier Cruz

its literally amazing! shows everything - even tells you if theres gonna be delays and what to do about them. best dollar i ever spent fr fr 💯

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Malik Thomas

learned this the hard way last year lol. paid upfront this time and got my refund way faster!

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NeonNebula

Does anyone know if this applies to TurboTax too?

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Isabella Costa

yep same thing with all the big tax companies. if u let them take fees from refund = longer wait

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Ravi Malhotra

my tax lady charged me $400 AND made me wait extra days for my refund...im done with these 🤡

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Freya Christensen

same boat fam. next year im doing it myself fr

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Omar Farouk

been doing taxes for 15 years and this is facts. also pro tip: if u really need money fast, file early and pay prep fees upfront. waiting for RT processing can cost you more than just time - some places charge extra fees for this service too.

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Chloe Davis

wait they charge EXTRA for making us wait longer?! make it make sense 😤

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