TurboTax Refund Advance 2025 - No Option Showing After E-file?
Just finished my taxes on TurboTax and was hoping to get the refund advance but I'm not seeing the option anywhere. My refund is $4300 and I really need the money asap. Anyone else run into this? Last year it popped up right after I filed.
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Luca Romano
Tax pro here. TurboTax discontinued their refund advance program for 2025. They're focusing on their Credit Karma partnership instead. If you need a refund advance, H&R Block and Jackson Hewitt are still offering them this year, but you'll need to file through them.
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Zara Rashid
•ugh that sucks. wish they would have announced that before i filed with them 🤮
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Nia Jackson
•Can you still switch to H&R Block at this point?
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Luca Romano
•No, once you e-file you're locked in. You'd have to wait for the IRS to reject it first to file somewhere else.
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Mateo Hernandez
Hey everyone - if you want to know exactly when you'll get your refund without an advance, check out taxr.ai. It's only $4.99 and tells you the exact date you'll get your money based on your transcript. Way better than playing the guessing game or paying those crazy advance fees tbh. https://taxr.ai
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CosmicCruiser
•Does this actually work? Seems too good to be true
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Mateo Hernandez
•Yeah it's legit! Used it last week and it predicted my DD date down to the day. The AI even caught a potential delay flag I would have missed.
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CosmicCruiser
•Just tried it and wow 🤯 worth every penny! Way better than paying those ridiculous advance fees
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Aisha Khan
Same boat here! I was counting on that advance money for rent next month smh
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Ethan Taylor
this is why i always go to jackson hewitt. never had issues with their advance program
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Yuki Ito
•but they charge like twice as much as turbotax lol
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Carmen Lopez
Credit Karma is offering 'early refund' if you have their credit card FYI
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Zara Rashid
•dont you need good credit for that tho? 👀
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Carmen Lopez
•not really, they approve most people. worth a shot
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Javier Torres
That's really frustrating that TurboTax didn't give any advance notice about discontinuing the refund advance! For future reference, it might be worth checking out multiple tax prep options early in the season to see what services they're offering. I've heard some credit unions also offer short-term loans against expected refunds with better rates than the traditional advance programs. Hang in there - at least your refund should come through in a couple weeks!
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Miguel Silva
•That's a great point about credit unions! I had no idea they offered refund loans. Do you happen to know what kind of rates they typically charge compared to the traditional advance fees? And is there usually a minimum credit score requirement?
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