2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 03/13/2015 and 03/11/2016 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2015 2016 % Change Total Returns Received 74,455,000 74,456,000 0.0 Total Returns Processed 72,706,000 72,164,000 -0.8 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 69,189,000 69,527,000 0.5 Tax Professionals 38,089,000 37,148,000 -2.5 Self-prepared 31,100,000 32,379,000 4.1 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 211,432,154 233,452,827 10.4 Total Refunds: Number 60,320,000 59,727,000 -1.0 Amount $177.240 Billion $175.881 Billion -0.8 Average refund $2,938 $2,945 0.2 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 53,485,000 53,295,000 -0.4 Amount $164.407 Billion 164.058 Billion -0.2 Average refund $3,074 $3,078 0.1
