2018 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 4/28/2017 and 4/27/2018 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2017 2018 % Change Total Returns Received 137,496,000 139,903,000 1.7 Total Returns Processed 130,862,000 132,550,000 1.3 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 122,782,000 125,161,000 1.9 Tax Professionals 70,815,000 71,425,000 0.9 Self-prepared 51,967,000 53,736,000 3.4 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 321,661,687 399,502,417 24.2 Total Refunds: Number 100,124,000 99,511,000 -0.6 Amount $276.786 Billion $275.726 Billion -0.4 Average refund $2,764 $2,771 0.2 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 83,600,000 83,458,000 -0.2 Amount $245.271 Billion $244.685 Billion -0.2 Average refund $2,934 $2,932 -0.1
