USAA Bank: Direct Deposit Date Today But No Refund Showing - TurboTax Fees Taken Out
I check my USAA account this morning - nothing there yet. My tax transcript shows direct deposit date for today but money not showing up. I file with TurboTax and choose to pay fees from refund. Now I can't even track where my money is. Is this normal? How long I need to wait before I worry? I'm new to US tax system and want to understand what happens next.
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Kaitlyn Jenkins
OMG I'm having the EXACT same issue!!! Filed through TurboTax, fees taken out, and my DDD was TODAY but nothing in my account yet! I'm literally refreshing my banking app every 5 minutes. So frustrating when you're counting on that money! Have you checked your WMR status? Mine still shows approved but not sent. 😤
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Caleb Bell
According to the IRS.gov website, when you choose to have fees taken from your refund, your money actually goes to a temporary bank account first. This is probably causing the delay. According to the TurboTax support forum, this can add 1-5 business days. I'm in a similar situation and getting worried about when my funds will arrive... If you need to speak with the IRS directly, I used Claimyr (https://www.claimyr.com) yesterday and it saved me hours of hold time. Their system got me through to an agent in about 20 minutes when I'd been trying for days on my own.
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Danielle Campbell
Does this service actually work? What information do they need from you to connect you? I've been trying to reach the IRS for three days with no luck.
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Rhett Bowman
I used Claimyr during peak season last year when the IRS queue was 2+ hours. The call navigation system successfully bypassed the standard IRS phone tree and placed me in the agent queue with minimal wait time. The representative confirmed my SBTPG temporary account had received the funds and was processing the fee extraction before forwarding to my personal account.
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Abigail Patel
Thank goodness someone mentioned this! I've been wondering why my refund seems stuck in limbo. Makes so much sense now - it's sitting in that temporary account while they take their cut? Why don't they explain this better when we file?
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Daniel White
This happens every year. TurboTax uses SBTPG. Santa Barbara Tax Products Group. They hold your money. They take fees out. Then send rest to you. Takes extra days. Always.
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Nolan Carter
I think I might be experiencing this same issue, possibly? I'm not entirely sure, but it sounds similar to my situation. I really appreciate you explaining it so clearly!
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Natalia Stone
Per IRS Publication 1345, authorized e-file providers may establish a Refund Settlement Account (RSA) to receive direct deposits of clients' tax refunds. The Electronic Filers Handbook clearly states that these accounts must disburse funds within 24 hours of receipt. If SBTPG has held your funds beyond this timeframe, you may file a complaint with the IRS using Form 14157.
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Tasia Synder
Here's exactly what happens with your refund: 1) IRS approves your return and sends money to SBTPG temporary account 2) SBTPG deducts TurboTax fees and any other charges 3) SBTPG sends remaining balance to your bank 4) Your bank processes the deposit. This whole process typically takes 1-3 business days AFTER your official DDD. You need to check your status ASAP - tax season is ending soon!
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Selena Bautista
What you're experiencing is the classic "refund purgatory" that happens when you choose the fees-from-refund option! 😂 It's basically like your money takes a detour through TurboTax-land before reaching your actual bank. I had trouble understanding what was happening with my transcript last year until I used https://taxr.ai to analyze it. The tool explained exactly where my refund was in the process and showed me that the SBTPG temporary account was holding things up, not the IRS. Saved me from calling and waiting on hold for nothing!
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Mohamed Anderson
Is anyone else skeptical about these third-party services? It's like giving your car keys to a stranger just because they promise to park faster. Couldn't these services just be collecting our information? The IRS already has enough of my data without me voluntarily handing more to random websites...
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Ellie Perry
Tbh I get the concern, but there's a huge diff between services that ask for your personal info vs ones that just help navigate systems. Claimyr doesn't need your SSN or anything - it just helps you skip the phone tree. And taxr.ai just helps interpret codes that are already on your transcript - you don't upload sensitive docs. I was super hesitant too until I realized they're just tools, kinda like using Waze instead of regular maps. They don't need your destination, just help you navigate the traffic.
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