2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 03/06/2015 and 03/04/2016 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2015 2016 % Change Total Returns Received 66,700,000 66,733,000 0.1 Total Returns Processed 64,900,000 64,441,000 -0.7 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 62,342,000 62,636,000 0.5 Tax Professionals 33,419,000 32,600,000 -2.5 Self-prepared 28,923,000 30,036,000 3.9 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 196,652,187 216,960,421 10.3 Total Refunds: Number 54,258,000 53,508,000 -1.4 Amount $162.106 Billion $160.171 Billion -1.2 Average refund $2,988 $2,993 0.2 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 48,699,000 48,309,000 -0.8 Amount $151.554 Billion $150.565 Billion -0.7 Average refund $3,112 $3,117 0.2
