2017 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 04/08/2016 and 04/07/2017 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2016 2017 % Change Total Returns Received 107,452,000 103,612,000 -3.6 Total Returns Processed 104,527,000 100,990,000 -3.4 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 98,731,000 95,458,000 -3.3 Tax Professionals 57,006,000 54,720,000 -4.0 Self-prepared 41,725,000 40,738,000 -2.4 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 289,884,145 276,082,236 -4.8 Total Refunds: Number 81,751,000 80,296,000 -1.8 Amount $228.780 Billion $228.951 Billion 0.1 Average refund $2,798 $2,851 1.9 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 70,027,000 69,293,000 -1.0 Amount $207.360 Billion $208.475 Billion 0.5 Average refund $2,961 $3,009 1.6
