2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 05/01/2015 and 04/29/2016 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2015 2016 % Change Total Returns Received 136,191,000 138,827,000 1.9 Total Returns Processed 130,145,000 131,245,000 0.8 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 119,865,000 123,023,000 2.6 Tax Professionals 70,835,000 71,193,000 0.5 Self-prepared 49,030,000 51,830,000 5.7 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 319,222,061 335,024,920 5.0 Total Refunds: Number 99,020,000 99,899,000 0.9 Amount $267.613 Billion $272.028 Billion 1.6 Average refund $2,703 $2,723 0.8 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 81,425,000 82,977,000 1.9 Amount $235.034 Billion $240.173 Billion 2.2 Average refund $2,887 $2,894 0.3
