2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 03/27/2015 and 03/25/2016 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2015 2016 % Change Total Returns Received 90,255,000 89,412,000 -0.9 Total Returns Processed 88,298,000 86,914,000 -1.6 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 82,905,000 82,787,000 -0.1 Tax Professionals 47,565,000 46,100,000 -3.1 Self-prepared 35,340,000 36,687,000 3.8 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 243,272,673 262,297,574 7.8 Total Refunds: Number 71,685,000 70,786,000 -1.3 Amount $204.504 Billion $202.873 Billion -0.8 Average refund $2,853 $2,866 0.5 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 62,129,000 61,844,000 -0.5 Amount $186.868 Billion $186.550 Billion -0.2 Average refund $3,008 $3,016 0.3
