2015 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 9/26/14 and 9/25/15 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2014 2015 % Change Total Receipts 143,912,000 145,088,000 0.8 Total Processed 143,715,000 144,815,000 0.8 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 122,102,000 124,840,000 2.2 Tax Professionals 74,638,000 74,940,000 0.4 Self-prepared 47,464,000 49,900,000 5.1 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 382,306,729 428,728,525 12.1 Total Refunds: Number 107,187,000 106,981,000 -0.2 Amount $290.158 Billion $289.786 Billion -0.1 Average refund $2,707 $2,709 0.0 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 82,929,000 85,090,000 2.6 Amount $238.341 Billion $247.522 Billion 3.9 Average refund $2,874 $2,909 1.2