2017 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 04/29/2016 and 04/28/2017 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2016 2017 % Change Total Returns Received 138,827,000 137,496,000 -1.0 Total Returns Processed 131,245,000 130,800,000 -0.3 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 123,023,000 122,782,000 -0.2 Tax Professionals 71,193,000 70,815,000 -0.5 Self-prepared 51,830,000 51,967,000 0.3 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 334,395,994 321,661,687 -3.8 Total Refunds: Number 99,899,000 100,124,000 0.2 Amount $272.028 Billion $276.786 Billion 1.8 Average refund $2,723 $2,764 1.5 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 82,977,000 83,600,000 0.8 Amount $240.173 Billion $245.271 Billion 2.1 Average refund $2,894 $2,934 1.4
