2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 05/15/2015 and 05/13/2016 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2015 2016 % Change Total Returns Received 138,209,000 140,258,000 1.5 Total Returns Processed 133,403,000 134,438,000 0.8 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 120,612,000 123,737,000 2.6 Tax Professionals 71,417,000 71,740,000 0.5 Self-prepared 49,195,000 51,997,000 5.7 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 333,065,910 348,863,712 4.7 Total Refunds: Number 101,407,000 102,424,000 1.0 Amount $273.548 Billion $279.857 Billion 2.3 Average refund $2,698 $2,732 1.3 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 82,531,000 84,273,000 2.1 Amount $238.298 Billion $244.843 Billion 2.7 Average refund $2,887 $2,905 0.6
