2018 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 5/12/2017 and 5/11/2018 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2017 2018 % Change Total Returns Received 139,586,000 141,531,000 1.4 Total Returns Processed 134,192,000 135,883,000 1.3 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 123,634,000 126,040,000 1.9 Tax Professionals 71,463,000 72,111,000 0.9 Self-prepared 52,171,000 53,929,000 3.4 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 336,315,094 419,003,692 24.6 Total Refunds: Number 102,863,000 102,582,000 -0.3 Amount $284.862 Billion $284.927 Billion 0.0 Average refund $2,769 $2,778 0.3 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 85,067,000 85,297,000 0.3 Amount $250.081 Billion $250.732 Billion 0.3 Average refund $2,940 $2,940 0.0
