WTF? TurboTax says I can have my refund sent to my bank account, or to a WALMART money card!?!?

[garybeck]

I just finished my tax return and I have a small refund coming, and TurboTax is giving me the choice of:

1) have the refund sent to my bank account
2) check in the mail
3) funds added to existing Walmart moneycard


WTF? How did Walmart get in on this?

:wtf:

[upi402]

1. Well I'll boycot turbotax too I guess

:silly:

[rabs]

2. Did you use the "free" TurboTax that is appearing on TV and internet ads

Have been thinking of using TurboT for federal filing, but can't figure out why TurboT would be offering it for free.

Is there a catch?

Thanks.

[garybeck]

3. no, i paid the money

i think you have to have low income to get the free one

[ejpoeta]

4. i believe they HAVE to offer it free depending on income. we did the free one.

and i guess there is a trick because the state should have been free too and last year we ended up paying to file the state one but this year we didn't. something about the address you use. not sure. but there is a free one and a paid one..... as i said, i believe they have to offer a free version. the federal government wants to encourage efiling.

[left is right]

6. the catch is the software won’t release

it until you pay for the state filing

[Maine-ah]

10. just use the IRS website.

it's free. We had ours direct deposited.

[Shagbark Hickory]

11. yeah. They store your private details in a database, then sell the info and have the refunds sent to

their bank in the cayman islands

[Skidmore]

5. Have you noticed that the tax booths Walmart has in the front of their stores

push this too?

Just select one of the other two options and turn your taxes in. Consider it a "no" vote.

[quaker bill]

7. Mine says a visa money card

but then I purchased the premium version. I run a very small business on the side, so this version works better.

Some people don't have bank accounts. Some of them are probably also WalMart shoppers.

[99th_Monkey]

8. Hey dude, do the card thang & go get your prostate examined while you are at it.

I hear Walgreen's, et. al. are now providing an impressive array of medical services now.

Who knew?

[Travis_0004]

9. I don't see a problem

The fact is a lot of people don't have bank accounts, so they cant use direct deposit. If they got a check, they could get it cashed (likely at Walmart) for a small fee, or they can get a money card.

I don't remember seeing that option, but I did my taxes in January. As far as I'm concerned, more options is always a good thing. Those who don't want to use it can skip it, and if somebody thinks that is the best deal, they can take advantage of it.

[sinkingfeeling]

12. You didn't know that Walmart is taking over the entire economy in the US?

[madmom]

13. It's free if you do a simple filing, not itemized or anything else. If you want to do

state it will cost you. I've used them and have had no problems.