IR-2014-54, April 17, 2014 WASHINGTON — With the close of the tax filing season, the vast majority have filed their income tax returns and received their income tax refunds. As of last Friday, the IRS had received almost 113 million tax returns and issued more than 85 million refunds, about 78 percent of all the refunds the agency will issue this year. However, taxpayers who have not yet received their refunds can use the “Where’s My Refund?” on IRS.gov or on the smartphone application IRS2Go 4.0 to find out about the status of their income tax refunds. As of April 11, 2014, Where’s My Refund? has been accessed almost 160 million times. The Where’s My Refund? tool enables taxpayers to track the status of their refund. Initial information will normally be available within 24 hours after the IRS receives the taxpayer’s e-filed return or four weeks after the taxpayer mails a paper return to the IRS. The system updates only once every 24 hours, usually overnight, so there’s no need to check more often. Taxpayers should have their Social Security number, filing status and exact refund amount when accessing Where’s My Refund? Taxpayers can find more information about refunds and other tax topics at IRS.gov. Follow the IRS on New Media Subscribe to IRS Newswire 2014 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 4/12/13 and 4/11/14 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2013 2014 % Change Total Receipts 112,403,000 112,741,000 0.3 Total Processed 103,880,000 110,266,000 6.1 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 99,787,000 101,289,000 1.5 Tax Professionals 62,163,000 61,956,000 -0.3 Self-prepared 37,624,000 39,332,000 4.5 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 278,307,884 251,540,768 -9.6 Total Refunds: Number 84,581,000 85,262,000 0.8 Amount $229.607 billion $234.547 billion 2.2 Average refund $2,715 $2,751 1.3 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 69,680,000 69,924,000 0.3 Amount $202.188 Billion $202.167 billion -0.01 Average refund $2,902 $2,891 -0.4
