TurboTax Republic Bank Advance with DDD 2/27 - Has anyone received their refund yet?

Republic Bank typically releases funds on the actual direct deposit date or up to two business days after. Since your DDD was 2/27, you should expect to see it by March 1st at the latest. You can check your refund status on the IRS Where's My Refund tool to confirm it's been sent. If the IRS shows it as sent but Republic Bank hasn't deposited it, you should contact Republic Bank's customer service directly at 1-866-829-1725. They can tell you exactly where your refund is in their processing system.

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I had DDD of 2/26 with Republic Bank advance thru TurboTax and got mine yesterday afternoon. Did you check if there were any offsets or if you had fees taken out of your refund? Sometimes that can cause delays.

After waiting 3 weeks past my DDD with no movement, I got desperate and used the Claimyr calling app (claimyr.com) to get through to an actual human at the IRS. They connected me directly to an agent who explained my refund was held up due to a verification issue that I never received notification about. Fixed it right there on the phone and my money was released two days later. Honestly, getting to talk to a real person instead of the automated system was worth every penny.

Im in the exact same boat! DDD of 2/27, filed with TurboTax, chose Republic Bank, and still nothing in my account. This is so frustrating. Let me know if yours hits and I'll do the same.

Check if Republic took out any fees you weren't expecting. They hit me with a $50 "processing fee" last year that I didn't notice when signing up for the advance. Look at the final numbers in your TurboTax summary vs what you're expecting to receive.

protip: stop using those tax advance services and third-party cards. they always have delays and hidden fees. direct deposit to your regular bank account is the fastest way to get your refund. learned this the hard way after 3 years of headaches 🤦‍♂️

Tip for next year - if you need your refund fast, you can file earlier in the season. I filed on January 29th with direct deposit to my regular checking account and had my refund by February 10th. No middle man, no waiting games, no fees.

Mine was supposed to hit 2/25 and just got it this morning. Sometimes there's a delay with the banks. Give it another day before panicking.

The whole system is a joke! I've been waiting on mine since January... first they said there was an "error" then they said I needed to verify identity. Now they're saying wait 9 weeks for processing. Meanwhile bills piling up and they don't care AT ALL. The IRS is completely broken.

Ok so heres whats happening with Republic Bank. They got a HUGE volume of refunds all at once from the IRS and theyre struggling to process them all. My tax guy said they're about 2-3 days behind schedule on the 2/26 and 2/27 deposits. Just gotta wait it out unfortunately.

I ditched TurboTax this year and went with FreeTaxUSA. No fees, no republic bank nonsense, and i got my refund in 8 days. never going back.

If you really need to understand what's happening with your refund, you might want to look at your IRS transcript. It can be confusing though - I was totally lost until I used taxr.ai to translate all the codes and dates. Showed me exactly where my refund was in the process and when I'd get it. Wish I'd found it sooner! https://taxr.ai

dont stress too much yet. banks sometimes take 1-3 business days to process deposits even after the IRS sends them. since 2/27 was a tuesday, you might not see it till friday (3/1). if you dont have it by monday definitely call Republic

A little unrelated but just a PSA to everyone: stop paying these tax prep companies to file your taxes AND stop letting them hold your refund! Most people qualify for free filing directly with the IRS and can get direct deposit to their own bank account. These middlemen are making MILLIONS off our refunds every year.