2018 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 10/20/2017 and 10/19/2018 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2017 2018 % Change Total Returns Received 150,838,000 153,383,000 1.7 Total Returns Processed 150,177,000 152,827,000 1.8 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 131,948,000 135,154,000 2.4 Tax Professionals 78,567,000 79,990,000 1.8 Self-prepared 53,381,000 55,164,000 3.3 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 451,232,430 559,157,514 24 Total Refunds: Number 110,800,000 110,806,000 0.0 Amount $311.999 Billion $312.973 Billion 0.3 Average refund $2,816 $2,825 0.3 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 89,099,000 89,537,000 0.5 Amount $266.202 Billion $267.799 Billion 0.6 Average refund $2,988 $2,991 0.1
