2015 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 5/02/14 and 5/01/15 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2014 2015 % Change Total Receipts 135,504,000 136,191,000 0.5 Total Processed 129,479,000 130,145,000 0.5 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 117,016,000 119,865,000 2.4 Tax Professionals 70,707,000 70,835,000 0.2 Self-prepared 46,309,000 49,030,000 5.9 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 284,365,227 320,834,027 12.8 Total Refunds: Number 99,948,000 99,020,000 -0.9 Amount $269.480 Billion $267.613 Billion -0.7 Average refund $2,696 $2,703 0.2 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 79,622,000 81,425,000 2.3 Amount $226.990 Billion $235.034 Billion 3.5 Average refund $2,851 $2,887 1.3