Because things change in everyday lives. I've filed the same way since I was 16, 16 years ago, and when you move, adopt/ have babies, job changes, etc...it can change your situation greatly. A LOT of scammers are now taking ppls info. The lady at the IRS I talked to says that a lot of ppl come in and small things will be changed. They have wrong numbers on returns, diff bank account info, never even filed returns,and other things that you would never notice. I've had to verify the last 2 YEARS due to whatever reason, and I still don't have any refund info. I verified 6/17/2022 for 2021 and 2020. Hoping it won't take 9 weeks because it's going towards our home and some remodeling, but I am glad at least they're looking out for the small ppl. It's aggravating yes, but it would be even more aggravating to have to change ALL my personal info because a scammer pos got MY refund in their account. Once that happens it can take years up yo a decade, if any chance at all, you ever see that money. Be patient.
