2015 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 1/31/14[1] and 1/30/15 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2014 2015 % Change Total Receipts 11,169,000 14,026,000 25.6 Total Processed 11,036,000 13,897,000 25.9 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 10,418,000 13,327,000 27.9 Tax Professionals 4,212,000 5,857,000 39.1 Self-prepared 6,206,000 7,469,000 20.4 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 43,996,932 65,561,078 49.0 Total Refunds: Number 3,838,000 7,595,000 97.9 Amount $12.351 billion $26.882 billion 117.7 Average refund $3,218 $3,539 10.0 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 3,715,000 7,310,000 96.8 Amount $12.053 billion $26.213 billion 117.5 Average refund $3,244 $3,586 10.5 [1] When comparing the tax filings as of Jan. 31, 2015 and the same time last year it must be remembered that the 2014 filing season began ten days later — Jan. 30, 2014 — because the process for updating IRS systems saw significant delays in October 2013 as a result of the 16-day federal government closure.
