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Pay Filing Fees From Your Refund

Skip the upfront payment. A $29.95 refund-transfer fee is added at checkout when you choose to have fees deducted from your refund instead.

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At a Glance

  • Pay nothing upfront — fees come out of your refund automatically.
  • The additional refund-transfer fee is $29.95.
  • Paying by card instead? No extra fee at all.
  • Processed by SBTPG and Green Dot Bank, not by MyFreeTaxReturn.com.

Pay with Card

$0

No extra fee. Pay your filing fees by debit or credit card at checkout.

Pay from Refund

$29.95

Fees are deducted from your refund. A $29.95 refund-transfer fee applies.

How It Works

Step 1

Choose to pay from your refund at checkout.

The option appears during checkout when you have fees and are e-filing with an expected refund.

Step 2

Complete the bank application.

SBTPG and Green Dot Bank handle the refund-transfer product and collect your consent.

Step 3

Choose how to receive your remaining refund.

Select your preferred disbursement method for the balance after fees are deducted.

Step 4

E-file and wait for the IRS to issue your refund.

Your return is filed with a temporary bank account. When the IRS sends the refund, fees are deducted and the balance is disbursed to you.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. A refund transfer is entirely optional. You can always pay filing fees by card at no extra charge instead.
No. A refund transfer is not a loan. It is a deposit product provided by Green Dot Bank, Member FDIC, that enables authorized fee deductions from your tax refund before the remaining balance is disbursed to you.
A refund transfer is available only when you have filing fees to pay, are e-filing, and expect a federal or state refund large enough to cover those fees.
After authorized fees are deducted, the remaining refund balance is disbursed to you via the disbursement method you chose during the application process.
Santa Barbara Tax Products Group (SBTPG) and Green Dot Bank administer the refund-transfer product. MyFreeTaxReturn.com transmits the application during checkout but does not process the refund itself. Contact SBTPG for refund-transfer status updates after filing.

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Choose the refund-transfer option at checkout if you'd rather pay fees from your refund.

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