Comment Re:So let's see if I have this right... (Score 1) 119
Strictly speaking this is the way the vast majority of Americans want it.
They want their refunds within days of filing, and since everybody files within the same few months (i.e.: late Jan to Mid-April), and most actually file within the same few weeks (late Jan and easy Feb), that means checking tens of millions identities a day. It would be possible to make a system that could do this, but it would be cost-prohibitive. So they do obvious bullshit error-checking (i.e.: are your W2s as reported the ones they have on record? do all SSNs, names, and birthdays match? does the bank account you're having direct deposit go to belong to someone on the return?), and deal with fraud after the fact.