2015 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 5/16/14 and 5/15/15 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2014 2015 % Change Total Receipts 136,887,000 138,209,000 1.0 Total Processed 132,571,000 133,403,000 0.6 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 117,763,000 120,612,000 2.4 Tax Professionals 71,263,000 71,417,000 0.2 Self-prepared 46,500,000 49,195,000 5.8 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 296,244,054 334,566,853 12.9 Total Refunds: Number 102,139,000 101,407,000 -0.7 Amount $274.700 Billion $273.548 Billion -0.4 Average refund $2,689 $2,698 0.3 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 80,583,000 82,531,000 2.4 Amount $229.718 Billion 238.298 Billion 3.7 Average refund $2,851 $2,887 1.3