>> For most tax payers in the US, the government has all of the necessary information to calculate tax liability A couple years ago, the US government owed me

>> For most tax payers in the US, the government has all of the necessary information to calculate tax liability A couple years ago, the US government owed me a bunch of money for taxes, I overpaid, it took the government many months to refund that money, and during that period, the US government could not tell me a single thing about where my money was, or what was the status of my return, or where my money was. Not a single thing, after many hours on the phone, hours and hours, not a single piece of information. And from your comment, I gather that you want these people to have more power over me, rather than less. My answer is simple, no.