Walmart will be offering a flat rate fee of either $3 and $6 check cashing. They will also be offering lower costs on filing and tax preparation including free in-store federal Form 1040EZ filing. Walmart cashes most types of pre-printed checks, as well as payroll cards and eligible government benefit cards. Walmart cashes tax refund checks and cards up to $1,000 for $3 and tax refund checks up to $7,500 for $6, offering significant savings over many other check cashers. Walmart cashes checks in 47 states, excluding New York, New Jersey. The average tax refund is $2,902 which means Americans could spend up to $90 just to receive their tax refund according to the FDIC.