2015 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 12/26/14 and 12/25/15 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2014 2015 % Change Total Returns Received 149,685,000 150,927,000 0.8 Total Returns Processed 149,510,000 150,694,000 0.8 E-filing Receipts: [1] TOTAL 125,821,000 128,784,000 2.4 Tax Professionals 77,875,000 78,406,000 0.7 Self-prepared 47,946,000 50,378,000 5.1 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 442,134,043 486,106,425 10.0 Total Refunds: Number 109,499,000 109,426,000 -0.1 Amount $305.734 Billion $306.016 Billion 0.1 Average refund $2,792 $2,797 0.2 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 83,995,000 86,228,000 2.7 Amount $245.088 Billion $254.944 Billion 4.0 Average refund $2,918 $2,957 1.3