2017 Filing Season Statistics Cumulative statistics comparing 12/30/2016 and 12/29/2017 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2016 2017 % Change Total Returns Received 152,544,000 152,235,000 -0.2 Total Returns Processed 152,250,000 151,916,000 -0.2 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 131,851,000 132,319,000 0.4 Tax Professionals 78,736,000 78,924,000 0.2 Self-prepared 53,115,000 53,395,000 0.5 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 507,269,589 502,095,254 -1.0 Total Refunds: Number 111,069,000 111,873,000 0.7 Amount $317.615 Billion $323.878 Billion 2.0 Average refund $2,860 $2,895 1.2 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 88,416,000 89,485,000 1.2 Amount $264.822 Billion $270.824 Billion 2.3 Average refund $2,995 $3,026 1.0
