2018 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 09/01/2017 and 08/31/2018 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2017 2018 % Change Total Returns Received 145,329,000 147,358,000 1.4 Total Returns Processed 145,070,000 147,058,000 1.4 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 127,277,000 129,931,000 2.1 Tax Professionals 74,512,000 75,423,000 1.2 Self-prepared 52,765,000 54,508,000 3.3 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 417,407,116 520,207,937 24.6 Total Refunds: Number 108,761,000 108,757,000 0.0 Amount $302.529 Billion $303.761 Billion 0.4 Average refund $2,782 $2,793 0.4 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 88,052,000 88,494,000 0.5 Amount $260.744 Billion 262.378 Billion 0.6 Average refund $2,961 $2,965 0.1
