2015 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 8/29/14 and 8/28/15 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2014 2015 % Change Total Receipts 142,578,000 143,780,000 0.9 Total Processed 142,360,000 143,526,000 0.8 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 121,192,000 123,945,000 2.3 Tax Professionals 73,878,000 74,154,000 0.4 Self-prepared 47,314,000 49,791,000 5.2 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 365,416,355 411,675,144 12.7 Total Refunds: Number 106,563,000 106,298,000 -0.2 Amount $287.629 Billion $287.398 Billion -0.1 Average refund $2,699 $2,704 0.2 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 82,624,000 84,781,000 2.6 Amount $236.964 Billion $246.213 Billion 3.9 Average refund $2,868 $2,904 1.3