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February 18, 2025
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PATH Act & “5 Days Early”

  • February 18, 2025
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I need a straight answer to this because TurboTax is SHADY:

 

If I get a direct deposit date this Friday, and it tells me 2/26, is TurboTax sending me my refund that same day? On Friday? Because that’s 5 days early. If not, this entire offering was a SCAM. 

Also, why am I reading now that if you opted to pay fees with your federal refund, you’re not eligible for the 5 days early deal? TurboTax offered BOTH to me and never once warned me that paying from my refund could affect this, so I expect that they would work together. If not, again, HUGE SCAM. 

Best answer by RobertB4444

Never using turbo tax again!!! 

I reached out numerous times to TT seeking the status for funds. The IRS confirmed that my refund was sent to cross river bank aka Turbo Tax on 2/20/2025. It's now 2/27/2025.

Why are my funds being withheld by TT? I also paid for the pay advance, what a joke! 


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[Edited 03/10/24   04:24 PM PST]

 

@LADY1101 

 

@LADY1101 

22 replies

February 20, 2025

they are going to have another class action law suit on their hands!

February 21, 2025

Many are in the same boat as you.

My 846 also says Refund Issued on 02/26.

If I don't get my refund direct deposit TODAY. 

Then I agree with you 100 %

Also if you pull your account order information, you might see where it's been changed several times. Mine was and I didn't change it.

Turbo Tax did. They didn't list the 5 days early on the final order,  they just moved some stuff around,but my fees are exactly the same amount, as they were with the 5 days early on the account. 

I don't think we have heard the last of this.

Turbo Tax may get into legal hot water with the Federal Government over this . 

I suspect we will all be seeing a news story on the TV soon about it.

February 21, 2025

I'm still waiting for mine I got a notice on the turbo tax site saying they couldn't expedite my refund so I wasn't charged the early fee

February 21, 2025

In reality it is just another case of those in position getting over on the lower people. Everybody scamming everybody and yet we wonder why America is on the decline. I hope you regular people get your return soon. 

February 21, 2025

Did you ever get an update because mine is the same way

February 21, 2025

No just checked my account and turbo tax still no update and it not able to check the irs wmr until tomorrow so it seems they are making us wait until the 24th 

February 21, 2025

I guess we are waiting but as long as I get my money on the 24th then I’m fine!

February 21, 2025

Wait so if you use your refund to pay the fees , you're not eligible for the 5 days early? Wtf ? Why did they even give me that option after I chose to use my refund to pay the fees? 

February 21, 2025

No if you got the option you were eligible weather or not it happens is a whole different story

February 21, 2025

Crazy my bank does same day deposits paid for 5 days early ddd 2/26 If no deposit today, then they just profited off the $25 we just loaned them basically

February 22, 2025

So they updated my status today and said they wouldn't be able to deliver my return 5 days early and the $25 would be refunded and it now says EST 2/21/25 which is today but it hasn't hit my account. If that says anything.

February 22, 2025

Mine did the exact same thing. I have an est date of 02/21 but nothing hit my account 

February 22, 2025

Mine says turbo tax got paid already. Payment complete. On my 2024 taxes.... How is that when I still haven't recieved my refund. And yeah last year I went somewhere else. I should have again this year. I needed the refund advance loan and the said credit karma would delete my old account to start a new one to get the loan. Well it never happened they wouldn't accept my state issued photo id my commission card birth certificate nothing as proof of identity. I even had identigo send them photos and fingerprints still not allowed in nor will they delete. I've never even been on my credit karma account but been locked out over 15 years. So therefore after filing found out can't get the loan and can't go to where I went last year cause already filed. TurboTax and intuit are not new at scamming customers into coming back. Hell I was in the lawsuit for overcharging taxpayers but never recieved a dime. I'll NEVER USE TURBOTAX OR ANY INTUIT PLATFORM AS LONG AS I LIVE. I WASTED TIME AND COST US A HOME AND SOME MORE STUFF.  

February 24, 2025

It doesn't make any sense to me. While reading it states it updates on Saturday over the weekend. To me that's not right. Then mine has a 203 and I don't owe anything. Only thing I know is the turbo tax being taken out if taxes. I looked it up says turbotax fees don't fall under the 203. Is that one way for those of us who filed early with EIC & CTC get these codes have ours processed.  Then hold ours with these codes to process.  the other ones. I know a few people who did there's a couple weeks later. They have both refunds already. 

February 25, 2025

I’m dealing with the same thing! I am so mad! Like everyone else that says the 26th has their money and I’m sitting here with nothing! And customer service “oh it should be coming soon” BULL**bleep**

February 25, 2025

I got my refund date for 2/25/25 normally it’s there at midnight but it’s not in my direction deposit at all!! Do they sometimes come later bc mine have never not t