Refund Advantage website: refund-advantage.com


Phone Numbers


Tax Professional Support

Live Support:  800.967.4934

24-hour Fax Support:  877.559.0558


Taxpayer Support


Online Assistance:  taxpayerinfo.com

Live Support:  866.876.6648


Check Verification


Online Assistance:  verifytaxcheck.com

Live Support:  800.618.6264


Pricing


Electronic Refund Disbursement fee – $39.95

State Electronic Disbursement fee – $12.00


Validation Codes & Descriptions


Enrollment Reject Codes

Application Business Rules

Advance Application Decline Message

Advance Application Pending IRS Acceptance Message

CIP Verification

Card Enrollment


Reject Codes


Enrollment Reject Codes

0001

No Enrollment found for Parent Office

0002

Parent Office already Sub-Office

0003

Sub-Office already Parent Office

0004

Invalid address option for Check Mailing Address

0005

Parent Office Fee specified but no Parent Office specified

0010

EFIN enrolled under another Transmitter

0011

Office EFIN cannot be the same as Parent EFIN

0012

Owner is under 18

0013

EFIN is disallowed

0016

Invalid Office Zip

0017

Invalid Owner Zip (Note: applies to EFIN & Business owners and Control Person)

0019

Past ID Expiration Date

0020

Parent enrolled under different Transmitter

0021

Enrollment already Denied

0022

Enrollment received after cut-off date

0024

PO Box for Street Address (Note: applies to office, shipping and owner addresses)

0025

Invalid RTN

0026

Audit program add-on fee cannot be greater than 0 if not opting in

0028

Personal Bank Account Type is only allowed for Stand Alone offices

0031

Program selection is not permitted

0032

Funding ratio too low for selected program

0033

ID Number cannot match SSN (Note: EPS to obtain ID for validation)

0034

Address must contain a digit

0035

EFIN already accepted for a different owner

0036

Invalid EFIN Change (Note: EFIN change where EFIN Owners do not match)

0037

Owner Tax ID is not valid

0038

Invalid State or Province (Note: applies to Business Owner & Control Person)

0039

Refund Advantage program must be consistent between Parent/Child if office is part of SB/MultiSite

0040

ERO must select card or check disb option if choosing to offer loans Enrollment Decline Codes


Application Business Rules

0001

Office EFIN not found in enrolled offices

0002

The taxpayer SSN was already registered under another office

0003

Invalid card number

0004

Missing card number

0005

Card number should be empty if not a card disbursement

0006

Missing bank account type

0007

Missing bank routing number

0008

Missing bank account number

0009

Bank account type does not apply for the disbursement method

0010

Bank account routing number does not apply for the disbursement method

0011

Bank account number does not apply for the disbursement method

0012

Invalid routing number

0013

A non-applicable service bureau fee was given

0014

Missing service bureau fee

0015

The transmitter fee does not match the office enrollment

0016

Incorrect Bank fee

0017

Invalid application date

0018

Missing Consent To Use flag

0019

Missing Consent To Disclose flag

0020

Missing Application Acknowledgment flag

0021

Missing Fee Disclosure flag and Tax Prep Fee is greater than $400

0022

Invalid Service Bureau Fee

0023

Invalid Original Routing Number or Original Account Number given

0024

Invalid disbursement method. Only checks allowed for Puerto Rico

0025

Disallowed SSN

0026

Address cannot be a PO Box

0027

The taxpayer cannot switch to this disbursement method

0029

The MetaTax customer account number is not valid

0030

The card number is not valid

0031

This account number already has three SSNs assigned to it

0034

If ConsentToUse is set to "O," ConsentToDisclose must also be "O" and vice versa

0035

If ConsentToUse or ConsentToDisclose are set to "O," the software used must be self-prepared

0036

If the return is done using self-prepared software, the disbursement method must be direct deposit or card

0037

The bank account matches information in an ERO record

0038

The refund amount is less than the total fees

0040

The taxpayer and spouse must be at least 18 years old. If Advance & AL/NE, 19. If Advance & MS, 21.

0041

Phone numbers cannot begin with '0' or '1'

0042

A social security number is invalid

0044

This office has no accepted enrollments

0045

ERO phone number same as customer's primary phone number on more than two applications

0046

ERO address same as customer's address on more than two applications

0052

The ERO is not approved for this disbursement method

0053

The zip code(s) is/are not valid for the selected state

0054

The customer's direct deposit account must have a different routing number and account prefix than the MetaTax Customer Account (temporary account for deposit of full refund)

0056

Taxpayer/Spouse ID Expiration Date cannot be a past date

0057

Duplicate PRN

0058

Refund Amount cannot be greater than 15,000 for card disbursements

0059

An application cannot have an audit protection program selected if office is not enrolled for a program

0060

The audit protection program fee must be the cost of the program plus the add-on fee specified on the office's enrollment

0061

Invalid ID Location

0062

Selected program does not match current enrollment

0066

Primary and Spouse must use separate IDs

0067

Application received after cut-off date

0069

Taxpayer Direct Deposit Account Not Accepted

0070

Program not valid for the selected record subtype

0071

Advance Application must be included for applications with record subtype A or N

0072

Advance without RT cannot have fees

0073

‘Taxpayer’ or ‘taxpayer and spouse’ cannot be deceased

0077

Application Parent EFIN does not match Enrollment Parent EFIN

0078

Invalid Disbursement Type for Advance without RT

0079

Advance customer phone number cannot match ERO phone number

0083

Advance requires email or mobile phone number

0084

Invalid PreAck Request

0085

Invalid IRS Ack Information


Advance Application Decline Message

Your application for a Refund Advance loan has been denied. You will receive a written notice from the bank within 30 days with the reasons for the denial. If you have any questions, please call 1-866-674-1024.


Advance Application Pending IRS Acceptance Message

Your application for a Refund Advance Loan has been received. Once we receive confirmation that your tax return has been accepted by the IRS, we will continue processing your application.


CIP Verification

1001

Failed

1004

Customer cannot be verified during batch processing

1005

Verification service failure

1100

Customer already failed verification


Card Enrollment

2001

EFIN not enrolled

2002

Missing Card Number (Office Channel only)

2003

Unexpected Card Number (OLF/Self-Prep Channel only)

2004

Failed to assign card from inventory (Currently Not Used)

2005

Card processor service failure

2006

Card number already used

2007

Card number is invalid

2008

Card number no longer valid

2009

Card number is not valid for the location issuing the card