2017 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 04/15/2016 and 04/14/2017 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2016 2017 % Change Total Returns Received 124,616,000 118,463,000 -4.9 Total Returns Processed 119,923,000 115,021,000 -4.1 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 113,402,000 108,559,000 -4.3 Tax Professionals 66,361,000 63,357,000 -4.5 Self-prepared 47,041,000 45,202,000 -3.9 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 309,600,718 294,014,055 -5.0 Total Refunds: Number 88,833,000 87,529,000 -1.5 Amount $244.870 Billion $246.414 Billion 0.6 Average refund $2,757 $2,815 2.1 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 75,240.000 74,644,000 -0.8 Amount $220.034 Billion $222.312 Billion 1.0 Average refund $2,924 $2,978 1.8
