[cgbg]

My question is whether the IRS computers automatically verify the basic easily available data before cutting a refund check.

I do not know the answer to that question.

[Night Hides Not]

I’m not sure FRiend. You could probably ask a dozen IRS employees, and get a dozen different answers.

[muir_redwoods]

There are algorithms, like Benford’s Law that I mentioned, that tell them if a return is reasonable almost immediately.