2013 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative through the weeks ending 3/9/12 and 3/8/13 Individual Income Tax Returns 2012 2013 % Change Total Receipts 71,567,000 65,156,000 - 9.0 Total Processed 68,074,000 60,944,000 -10.5 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 64,068,000 59,501,000 - 7.1 Tax Professionals 38,189,000 34,099,000 -10.7 Self-prepared 25,879,000 25,402,000 -1.8 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 167,038,289 202,327,795 21.1 Total Refunds: Number 59,239,000 53,447,000 - 9.8 Amount $174.403 Billion $154.696 Billion -11.3 Average refund $2,944 $2,894 -1.7 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 51,392,000 47,177,000 - 8.2 Amount $158.618 Billion $142.861 Billion - 9.9 Average refund $3,086 $3,028 -1.9