2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 05/08/2015 and 05/06/2016 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2015 2016 % Change Total Returns Received 137,312,000 139,620,000 1.7 Total Returns Processed 131,852,000 132,748,000 0.7 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 120,253,000 123,401,000 2.6 Tax Professionals 71,135,000 71,476,000 0.5 Self-prepared 49,118,000 51,925,000 5.7 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 326,306,561 342,249,927 4.9 Total Refunds: Number 100,320,000 101,244,000 0.9 Amount $270.989 Billion $276.525 Billion 2.0 Average refund $2,701 $2,731 1.1 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 82,029,000 83,669,000 2.0 Amount $236.888 Billion $242.820 Billion 2.5 Average refund $2,888 $2,902 0.5
