2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 04/10/2015 and 04/08/2016 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2015 2016 % Change Total Returns Received 110,754,000 107,452,000 -3.0 Total Returns Processed 108,000,000 104,527,000 -3.2 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 100,759,000 98,731,000 -2.0 Tax Professionals 59,976,000 57,006,000 -5.0 Self-prepared 40,783,000 41,725,000 2.3 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 274,611,418 291,585,552 6.2 Total Refunds: Number 83,184,000 81,751,000 -1.7 Amount $230.923 Billion $228.780 Billion -0.9 Average refund $2,776 $2,798 0.8 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 70,510,000 70,027,000 -0.7 Amount $207.787 Billion $207.360 Billion -0.2 Average refund $2,947 $2,961 0.5
