According to Domm, the implementation of mass production of an automobile via an assembly line may be credited to Ransom Olds, who used it to build the first mass-produced automobile, the Oldsmobile Curved Dash. Olds patented the assembly line concept, which he put to work in his Olds Motor Vehicle Company factory in 1901.
If you paper file, it will take three to four weeks for the IRS to process the return and acknowledge your refund. If you e-file, you will get a notice of arrival within 24 hours and confirmation of refund within 72 hours.
If you're a victim of identity theft, expect a long wait for your tax refund. The IRS told taxpayers to expect to wait 180 days -- or nearly six months -- for their returns to be processed last year if they had their identity stolen, the Taxpayer Advocate Service, which is the watchdog arm of the IRS, said in an annual report to Congress.