2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 04/24/2015 and 04/22/2016 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2015 2016 % Change Total Returns Received 134,209,000 136,528,000 1.7 Total Returns Processed 128,317,000 129,456,000 0.9 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 119,402,000 122,546,000 2.6 Tax Professionals 70,491,000 70,864,000 0.5 Self-prepared 48,911,000 51,682,000 5.7 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 310,407,523 326,261,102 5.1 Total Refunds: Number 97,097,000 97,079,000 0.0 Amount $262.193 Billion $263.197 Billion 0.4 Average refund $2,700 $2,711 0.4 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 80,383,000 81,221,000 1.0 Amount $231.688 Billion $234.269 Billion 1.1 Average refund $2,882 $2,884 0.1
