2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 02/06/2015 and 02/05/2016 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2015 2016 % Change Total Returns Received 27,517,000 26,670,000 -3.1 Total Returns Processed 27,084,000 26,133,000 -3.5 E-filing Receipts: [1] TOTAL 26,472,000 25,656,000 -3.1 Tax Professionals 12,135,000 11,010,000 -9.3 Self-prepared 14,337,000 14,646,000 2.2 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 97,768,901 110,936,138 13.5 Total Refunds: Number 19,651,000 17,321,000 -11.9 Amount $66.139 Billion $58.631 Billion -11.4 Average refund $3,366 $3,385 0.6 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 18,647,000 16,533,000 -11.3 Amount $63.980 Billion $57.046 Billion -10.8 Average refund $3,431 $3,450 0.6
