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1. Virginia income tax refunds

The proposal for the 2012 tax year (that is, the one for which taxes were due on May 1, 2013) was that refunds would be issued on a debit card rather than with a paper check, for those who do not have direct deposit. I see they want to do that this year too.

Virginia Tax Refund Debit Card
http://www.tax.virginia.gov/site.cfm?alias=refunddebitcards

What is the Virginia Tax Refund Debit Card?

The Virginia Tax Refund Debit Card is a MasterCard® debit card that gives you easy access to your tax refund. The Commonwealth has contracted with Xerox State and Local Solutions, Inc., to use their Go Program® to manage the Virginia Tax Refund Debit Card program.

The 2013 General Assembly approved language that requires income tax refunds to be issued by direct deposit or on a prepaid debit card as a cost savings measure for the Commonwealth. Paper checks are no longer an option for receiving your tax refund.
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Please review the complete schedule of fees so that there are no surprises.

Welcome to the Go Program®
https://www.goprogram.com/goedcclient/

With your new debit MasterCard®, you join an elite group of cardholders who receive funds through the Go Program®.

See? I'm not getting screwed. I'm among the elite.