2011 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative through the weeks ending 03/12/10 and 03/11/11 Individual Income Tax Returns 2010 2011 % Change Total Receipts 68,743,000 68,195,000 -0.8% Total Processed 64,294,000 66,159,000 2.9% E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 56,802,000 59,948,000 5.5% Tax Professionals 35,510,000 36,840,000 3.7% Self-prepared 21,293,000 23,108,000 8.5% Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 120,071,838 131,128,908 9.2 Total Refunds: Number 57,779,000 59,005,000 2.1% Amount $175.415 Billion $178.356 Billion 1.7% Average refund $3,036 $3,023 -0.4% Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 47,893,000 49,896,000 4.2% Amount $154.801 Billion $159.080 Billion 2.8% Average refund $3,232 $3,188 -1.4%