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Santa Barbara Tax Products Group

Santa Barbara Tax Products Group

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Santa Barbara Tax Products Group has a 1.1 star rating from 31 customer reviews and widespread dissatisfaction about refund handling and support.

Key Takeaways for Future Customers

  • Check Santa Barbara Tax Products Group reviews before choosing pay-with-refund options.
  • Expect long delays and document requirements if refunds are routed through their bank.
  • Prepare alternatives like direct payment through TurboTax, H&R Block, or filing services to avoid advance-fee issues.

Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • Frequent complaints about holding refunds and alleged interest retention instead of timely disbursement.
  • Repeated reports of unreachable customer service, long holds, automated replies, and no live help.
  • Errors sending refunds to wrong accounts, lost or unmailed checks, extra fees and billing confusion.

Positive Feedback

Some customers note friendly representatives and receipt of large refunds or advances, though these are overshadowed by service issues.

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Christina G Rrj

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| map-marker Houston, Texas

Holding Tax refund

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Holding people's tax refunds for interest gain is diabolical, and you'll lose so many clients this year. I'm never getting an advance from Turbo again.

I'm never using CK again. Going through Santa Barbara Bank is ridiculous.

Santa Barbara needs to be shut down. I literally have no fees to be taken, and my advance was paid yesterday, but still no deposit.

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User's recommendation: Freetaxusa or H&R Block online or turbo without fees or advance

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Private P Vly

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Resolved: Irs refund

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Updated by user Mar 09, 2025

Company fixed the issue and I have been provided with apology. They finally posted my deposit. I will not use them next year or no other year they lies and they service is very bad

Original review Feb 22, 2025

I don't care what date irs was going to issue it. If I wouldn't had fees that I owed you.

Irs. would have send it to our bank a week before the issue date and the bank would have posted our payment the same day they got it not waited until the 25 to issue it.

At least the pre paid cards bank would have.

A lot of ppl say they're not using you next year and I'm one of them. I had to keep going over draft on my card because you refuse to send my money to the bank until Feb 25

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It's been over two days and I haven't received a number trace

Hello

Thank you for reaching out, We understand your frustration, Deposits have a time processing of 1-2 business days, Please check back at a later date for update on a trace number.

Thank you

SBTPG Customer Service

This email was sent by:

Santa Barbara Tax Products Group

PO Box 508

West Chester, OH 4

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Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

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Christina G Rrj

Never using them again period I’m so pissed I got that damn advance with turbo Santa Barbra bank sucks holding refunds for interest is diabolical

Chelsey L Zrs

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Holding on to peoples refunds for interest gain!

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My taxes were sent to them on the 21st! Yet, they are not even releasing them to people on the same date of their tax refund date!

This company is holding people's taxes to gain interest! Find other tax filing companies to work with that don't use SBTPG for their bank!

We are all mad! Goodbye to you!

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User's recommendation: Go to H&R Block or Hewitt!

Euclides L

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Identify theft

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This bank abuses people and encourages identity theft and abuse by people who do our taxes. I hope the government does something about it.

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Loss:
$5000
Pros:
  • Yes

Preferred solution: Full refund

Anonymous
map-marker Norfolk, Virginia

Tax season madness

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This company should not be allowed to had ppls refunds. Tax season starts the same time every year.

They should have been more prepared (more employees, better software, updated system). This ridiculous that so many y ppl are waiting for a stupid trace number (which was never need before) and a deposit.

I see a class action coming. Cause this is maddness.

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User's recommendation: Don't use this company for nothing

Jaquarious Kyp

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Check on mt taxes i don't know who this company is

It was the wrong number it was to walk art this is so unacceptable and ashame I don't even know what this company is

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User's recommendation: Answer the phone lines have regular business hours some peolenwouldnlikento know what going on with the hard earned money they have earned that I have earned

Anonymous
map-marker Springfield, Massachusetts

Holding ppls money

This bank is holding peoples money when its supposed to be released where are peoples money please stay away from this *** bank

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User's recommendation: No run go somewhere else

Anonymous
map-marker Holden, Missouri

I sat on the phone for one hour trying to get help and II cannot sign in

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I will go be onto another bank product for my tax firm. Ive got to do something.

They dont seem to want to respond at all or help me get into their website or call me back so they lost a client. Thank you.

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User's recommendation: Go somewhere where they will help you

Sha N Xzg

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Horrible

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Please be mindful of the following details: It's advisable to avoid filing through TurboTax, and if you do so, consider paying your fees upfront. SBTPG has claimed that they returned my refund to the IRS on February 23, 2024, which was 120 days ago.

Despite this, the IRS has not yet received it, even after initiating a trace. Following my recent contact with the IRS on July 23, 2024, they informed me that a referral has been made and requested that I be on the lookout for any forthcoming important mail or my refund. However, the lack of progress has resulted in ongoing frustration.

I am eager to resolve this matter and seek the timely receipt of my refund. It appears that SBTPG may not be fulfilling their obligations, leading to significant dissatisfaction.

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Loss:
$1985
Cons:
  • Fraud
  • Not trustworthy

Preferred solution: Full refund

Sha N Xzg

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Horrible

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I been waiting for my taxes for 120 days plus and I cant even get thru to a representative Im tired of getting the run around. They live check tells me my refund was sent back to the irs the irs tells me they never received it contact TurboTax TurboTax telling me its have something to do with the irs Im so confused.

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Tywon Qez

im sorry i had email address wrong its scammedbySBTG @***.com

Anonymous
map-marker Dallas, Texas

Trace my refund

They said they returned my referral and to the IRS and never did...and this company is a scam too the pissed consumers, because I called the number on the website for lissed consumers and it said thanks for calling Walmart!

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Chantel S Zgb

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| map-marker Santa Barbara, California

I haven't received my refund

Santa Barbara Tax Products Group - I haven't received my refund

It was sent back to the IRS with a wrong code I dont see how this happened to me I need my money this is not okay

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Loss:
$8773

Preferred solution: Full refund

Jose H Nkm

Antes de ablar a mi banco nesesito me expliquen porque me cobraron $68.1666

Santa Barbara Tax Products Group - Antes de ablar a mi banco nesesito me expliquen porque...

En marso 6 mi Banco pago 68.16 a ustedes. Yo no conosco see cobro.nesesito me expliquen de que se trata.

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Loss:
$68

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Stephanie C Zxk

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I need answers to my questions referring to my taxes for this year, and of course I have been approved by a virtual assistant!! Come on guys, not to mention y'all trying to charge $1.00? This is a jok

Had a question concerning my refund because it's already been two months and I've been extremely patient. I'm in an awkward situation and need my refund to get me back on my feet.

Unfortunately I'm still waiting, used this company for the last three years and have never had to go through Santa Barber / Green Dot before in order for me to receive my refund. Just wanted to know if anybodie new who to contact for me to talk to a human instead of a *** robot/virtual assistant that never has the answers that you ask so pretty much there a waste of time, how do you pay these "virtual assistants" or is that just more money in your pocket and a way for y'all to not have to respond to any of your customers questions because y'all are just like everybodie else, ?

I don't know about y'all but I don't owe china, so why are y'all just giving them all of our money and not realizing what there doing? Can somebodie please get me my refund?

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Anonymous
map-marker Bridgeport, Connecticut

They suck and I will never iuse them again

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Said they issued my check its been 3 weeks now and nothing with no help! Ive called numberpus times and nothing

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Tywon Qez

im sorry i had the email address wrong its scammedbysbtg @***.com

Sandra L Bqx

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Charged for tax preparation... Twice

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Updated by user Mar 09, 2024

Nothing was settled. Turbo tax charged fees..

that's normal.

They don't tell you when it goes to Santa Barbara Bank they charge you fees as well. DON'T DO IT

Updated by user Feb 23, 2024

I DID NOT USE THEM IT WAS IT was sent over from turbo tax. Turbo tax took outv168.00 for fees and Santa Barbara took out 178.00 I just want my money

Original review Feb 22, 2024

I HAVE NEEN GOING THROUGH TURBO TAX/GREEN DOT BANK FOR 4 YEARS. I PAID TURBO TAX 168.00 FOR PREP FEES..THIS YEAR 2024 I GET A REFUND FROM THIS COMPANY WHO CHARGED ME Additional TAX FEES AND PREP...148.00.

TOTAL 300.00 YOU Can't Talk TO ANYBODY ON HOLD 2.5 HOURS...

NOBODY. I WANT MY MONEY OR I WILL BE FILING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

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User's recommendation: STAY FAR AWAY. NEVER HEARD OF THIS PLACE UNTIL 2024

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