2018 Filing Season Statistics Cumulative statistics comparing 3/31/2017 and 3/30/2018 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2017 2018 % Change Total Returns Received 93,675,000 94,139,000 0.5 Total Returns Processed 91,297,000 91,593,000 0.3 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 86,595,000 87,328,000 0.8 Tax Professionals 48,646,000 48,374,000 -0.6 Self-prepared 37,949,000 38,954,000 2.6 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 261,081,385 324,354,896 24.2 Total Refunds: Number 74,196,000 73,396,000 -1.1 Amount $213.568 Billion $212.319 Billion -0.6 Average refund $2,878 $2,893 0.5 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 64,694,000 63,847,000 -1.3 Amount $196.080 Billion $193.851 Billion -1.1 Average refund $3,031 $3,036 0.2
