2018 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 11/24/2017 and 11/23/2018 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2017 2018 % Change Total Returns Received 151,825,000 154,444,000 1.7 Total Returns Processed 151,446,000 154,058,000 1.7 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 132,319,000 135,459,000 2.4 Tax Professionals 78,924,000 80,286,000 1.7 Self-prepared 53,395,000 55,173,000 3.3 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 475,315,554 585,026,836 23.1 Total Refunds: Number 111,709,000 111,911,000 0.2 Amount $322.599 Billion $324.426 Billion 0.6 Average refund $2,888 $2,899 0.4 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 89,402,000 90,067,000 0.7 Amount $270.250 Billion $272.980 Billion 1.0 Average refund $3,023 $3,031 0.3
