2011 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative through the weeks ending 02/26/10 and 02/25/11 Individual Income Tax Returns 2010 2011 % Change Total Receipts 53,556,000 51,927,000 -3.0% Total Processed 49,751,000 49,278,000 -1.0% E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 45,873,000 46,868,000 2.2% Tax Professionals 28,048,000 27,983,000 -0.2% Self-prepared 17,826,000 18,885,000 5.9% Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 98,691,224 107,028,830 8.5 Total Refunds: Number 45,544,000 45,077,000 -1.0% Amount $143.417 Billion $141.054 Billion -1.6% Average refund $3,149 $3,129 -0.6% Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 39,569,000 39,821,000 0.6% Amount $130.774 Billion $129.684 Billion -0.8% Average refund $3,305 $3,257 -1.5%