2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 04/03/2015 and 04/01/2016 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2015 2016 % Change Total Returns Received 99,056,000 97,631,000 -1.4 Total Returns Processed 96,992,000 94,988,000 -2.1 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 90,608,000 89,973,000 -0.7 Tax Professionals 52,963,000 51,014,000 -3.7 Self-prepared 37,645,000 38,959,000 3.5 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 258,535,303 276,352,228 6.9 Total Refunds: Number 77,200,000 76,040,000 -1.5 Amount $217.351 Billion $215.350 Billion -0.9 Average refund $2,815 $2,832 0.6 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 66,179,000 65,780,000 -0.6 Amount $197.125 Billion $196.633 Billion -0.2 Average refund $2,979 $2,989 0.4
