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Santa Barbara Tax Products Group

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Last reviewed: Mar 7, 2026

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Santa Barbara Tax Products Group is an online company. Based on 50 reviews on TrustPlane, it has an average rating of 1.1 out of 5 stars. Last reviewed March 7, 2026.

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If I could give it zero stars I would

If I could give it zero stars I would. They played in our faces bad this year with taxes. Let be real, we ALL have bank accounts now, we ONLY used the credit karma card because it said we could get it 5 days early. They are holding our money until the day of that is listed on our where’s my refund page. They are blaming the irs saying they didn’t send the info early but we ALL KNOW THEY ARE LYING BECAUSE LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE OTHER BANK IS RELEASING THEM EARLY. They have lost thousands of customers over this. I will NEVER use them again for my taxes and I have seen thousands and thousands of other people saying that in comments on Facebook and Reddit too.

Rebecca Hammonds
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Terrible "service"

Terrible "service" . No clear answers. Claim my bank denied a deposit that my bank doesn't confirm. Sent 2 checks and cannot tell me anything other than that. One check received and the larger one just..missing? Didn't even use them for my refund I'm not sure why I'm dealing with them at all. Absolutely disgusted with their customer service and whatever they apparently do here. Will never use them or freetaxusa ever again and will advocate for others to never do so. Terrible, terrible company.

Scott Cirigliano
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Took $100 of refund for taxes and fees

Took $100 of refund for taxes and fees. This company is ridiculous.

Sara Scott
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Horrible service run by thieves that…

Horrible service run by thieves that work there. Shame on you all

Eugene Tiscareno
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Supposed to have a DDD on the 27th to…

Supposed to have a DDD on the 27th to my bank for my state return. They have had my money since the 27th and have NOT sent it as of yet. Absolutely disgusting to hold someone's money AFTER fees have already been taken out of the federal return. State even confirmed refund has been issued. Absolutely horrible. Never had this issue before and I will more than likely NOT be using them again next tax season. This is absolutely unacceptable!

Nicholas Aldrich
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The customer service is beyond…

The customer service is beyond horrible. They were extremely rude and impatient, and their fees were ridiculous next year. We're gonna choose a tax company that does not have anything to do with this bank.

Tiffany Deckard
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30 days no taxes

30 days no taxes

CRYSTALU HUGHES
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Holding people's refunds hostage to…

Holding people's refunds hostage to make as much interest as they can..I know next year they will lose a shit ton of money so many are pissed off they won't be having fees taken out or paying for an advance just for these pos's to hold it to day of.

Stephanie
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Holding refunds until the last possible…

Holding refunds until the last possible second. They have had my tax refund since 1/20 and immediately took their fees and advance. 1/24 and still want to argue that they have not received my refund. IRS and TurboTax both confirm that this is not true

Shannon Brock
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The worst bank on earth

The worst bank on earth ! I will never use turbo tax while they use this bank . They sit on our refund till the very last second ! If I could rate them a negative I would ! Do better !

Nicholelynn Miller
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Very rude and unprofessional.

The lady I spoke with was very rude and unprofessional. Got an attitude simply because I was asking questions. This is my first year ever having to deal with these things of a people. Happy to say that this will be my last!

Clara Bryant
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Very very poor customer service and…

Very very poor customer service and holding refunds to gain interest. Will not be using any tax service that goes through them ever again.

Crystal Bynum
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Believe every review.

Believe every review.. they have your funds just not releasing it. and will have “ funded” fees and everything taken out no money in my account. not to mention they taking out more money out my tax refund.. And they have my refund since the 19th .. definitely need to be shut down I’ll never file with them again

Keionna Patterson
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Literally the slowest bank anywhere to…

Literally the slowest bank anywhere to release tax refunds. They'll hold refunds until as long as possible. Frauds. Never using Turbo Tax again as long as they are using this bank to collect fees.

Jesus Torres Alvarado
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Holding onto millions of dollars of tax…

Holding onto millions of dollars of tax payers funds and dictating the release is criminal. There will be consequences for this.

Thomas Knott
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First and last time I use this bank for…

First and last time I use this bank for Tax purposes or anything! Holding your funds for interest purposes really puts others in a bind.

Rafael Jimenez
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#EatTheRich

They absolutely hold your money to earn on it. IRS updates Friday morning to an 846 you get the money take out your cash hold it all weekend only showing you took your loan back. Monday you'll drag your feet again and if I'm lucky by close of business you'll show funded and turbo tax fees taken out. Then for your final trick Tuesday at ass crack close of business you'll send my refund to my bank at 5:30 at night when my banks closed so I can maybe just maybe get it the next night. Scumbags.

Nicholas Leone
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Avoid using any tax service that uses…

Avoid using any tax service that uses this company. Horrible experience. Massive delays hidden fees.

French Chiko
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If I could give less than one star I…

If I could give less than one star I would. SBTPG has had my tax refund money since the 19th because it says that my refund advance was paid on the 19th, but they still haven't sent anything to my credit karma account. I will never use another tax service who uses them and im going to try my best to sue them.

Jennifer Watson Bishop
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They hold your refund until the exact date.

They hold funds and Instead of just releasing them to your bank, they dont release the funds until the exact date your taxes gave you. Regardless of how long they had the funds they will send it for a future date so even if you have banks like cash app you will never receive it early. They also release the funds late in the afternoon so you will probably get your tax refund a day later. This is all by choice and practice. This is one of the only groups that will do this 👍 dont go here

Tyric Markelle
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According to TrustPlane, Santa Barbara Tax Products Group has a 1.1/5 rating based on 50 verified reviews as of April 2026. Source: trustplane.app/company/sbtpg-com