2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 12/04/2015 and 12/02/2016 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2015 2016 % Change Total Returns Received 150,655,000 152,216,000 1.0 Total Returns Processed 150,356,000 151,891.000 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 471,766,005 488,350,707 3.5 Total Refunds: Number 109,346,000 110,986,000 1.5 Amount $305.437 Billion $317.090 Billion 3.8 Average refund $2,793 $2,857 2.3 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 86,188,000 88,371,000 2.5 Amount $254.684 Billion $264.526 Billion 3.9 Average refund $2,955 $2,993 1.3
