2017 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative Statistics comparing 05/06/2016 and 05/05/2017 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2016 2017 % Change Total Returns Received 139.620,000 138,945,000 -0.5 Total Returns Processed 132,748,000 132,446,000 -0.2 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 123,401,000 123,239,000 -0.1 Tax Professionals 71,476,000 71,154,000 -0.5 Self-prepared 51,925,000 52,085,000 0.3 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 341,781,659 329,420,774 -3.6 Total Refunds: Number 101,244,000 101,641,00 0.4 Amount $276.525 Billion $281.661 Billion 1.9 Average refund $2,731 $2,771 1.5 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 83,669,000 84,424,000 0.9 Amount $242.820 Billion $248.195 Billion 2.2 Average refund $2,902 $2,940 1.3
