2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 02/20/2015 and 02/19/2016 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2015 2016 % Change Total Returns Received 49,652,000 49,020,000 -1.3 Total Returns Processed 48,295,000 47,420,000 -1.8 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 47,157,000 46,758,000 -0.8 Tax Professionals 23,725,000 22,588,000 -4.8 Self-prepared 23,432,000 24,170,000 3.1 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 155,780,478 175,958,748 13.0 Total Refunds: Number 39,964,000 38,550,000 -3.5 Amount $124.670 Billion $120.574 Billion -3.3 Average refund $3,120 $3,128 0.3 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 36,817,000 35,720,000 -3.0 Amount $118.496 Billion $115.226 Billion -7.8 Average refund $3,219 $3,226 0.2
