2018 Filing Season Statistics Cumulative statistics comparing 4/14/2017 and 4/13/2018 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2017 2018 % Change Total Returns Received 118,463,000 118,580,000 0.1 Total Returns Processed 115,069,000 114,817,000 -0.2 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 108,559,000 109,006,000 0.4 Tax Professionals 63,357,000 62,975.000 -0.6 Self-prepared 45,202,000 46,031,000 1.8 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 294,014,055 363,095,372 23.5 Total Refunds: Number 87,529,000 86,039,000 -1.7 Amount $246.414 Billion $243.592 Billion -1.1 Average refund $2,815 $2,831 0.6 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 74,644,000 73,484,000 -1.6 Amount $222.312 Billion $219.410 Billion -1.3 Average refund $2,978 $2,986 0.3
