Cumulative through the weeks ending 12/30/11 and 12/28/12 Individual Income Tax Returns 2011 2012 % Change Total Receipts 145,320,000 148,390,000 2.1% Total Processed 145,062,000 147,891,000 1.9% E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 112,203,000 119,589,000 6.6% Tax Professionals 72,403,000 76,019,000 5.0% Self-prepared 39,800,000 43,570,000 9.4% Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 289,870,759 340,566,013 17.49 Total Refunds: Number 109,330,000 110,471,000 1.0% Amount $318.529 Billion $309.648 Billion -2.8% Average refund $2,913 $2,803 -3.8% Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 79,146,000 82,827,000 4.7% Amount $246.080 Billion $247.209 Billion 0.5% Average refund $3,109 $2,985 -4.0%