2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 04/17/2015 and 04/15/2016 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2015 2016 % Change Total Returns Received 132,268,000 124,616,000 -5.8 Total Returns Processed 126,121,000 119,923,000 -4.9 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 118,766,000 113,402,000 -4.5 Tax Professionals 70,064,000 66,361,000 -5.3 Self-prepared 48,702,000 47,041,000 -3.4 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 300,060,301 311,499,555 3.8 Total Refunds: Number 91,818,000 88,833,000 -3.3 Amount $248.918 Billion $244.870 Billion -1.6 Average refund $2,711 $2,757 1.7 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 76,824,000 75,240,000 -2.1 Amount $222.000 Billion $220.034 Billion -0.9 Average refund $2,890 $2,924 1.2
