2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 12/25/2015 and 12/30/2016 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2015 2016 % Change Total Returns Received 150,991,000 152,544,000 1.0 Total Returns Processed 150,727,000 152,250,000 1.0 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 128,784,000 131,851,000 2.4 Tax Professionals 78,406,000 78,736,000 0.4 Self-prepared 50,378,000 53,115,000 5.4 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 490,314,213 507,723,789 3.6 Total Refunds: Number 109,426,000 111,069,000 1.5 Amount $306.016 Billion $317.615 Billion 3.8 Average refund $2,797 $2,860 2.3 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 86,228,000 88,416,000 2.5 Amount $254.944 Billion $264.822 Billion 3.9 Average refund $2,957 $2,995 1.3
