2012 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative through the weeks ending 3/18/11 and 3/16/12 Individual Income Tax Returns 2011 2012 % Change Total Receipts 74,361,000 77,567,000 4.3% Total Processed 73,342,000 75,284,000 2.6% E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 64,628,000 68,894,000 6.6% Tax Professionals 40,078,000 41,516,000 3.6% Self-prepared 24,550,000 27,378,000 11.5% Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 138,980,918 180,611,083 30% Total Refunds: Number 64,672,000 65,073,000 0.6% Amount $193.055 Billion $188.616 Billion -2.3% Average refund $2,985 $2,899 -2.9% Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 53,736,000 55,557,000 3.4% Amount $170.011 Billion $169.751 Billion -0.2% Average refund $3,164 $3,055 -3.4%