2017 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 05/13/2016 and 05/12/2017 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2016 2017 % Change Total Returns Received 140,258,000 139,586,000 -0.5 Total Returns Processed 134,438,000 134,127,000 -0.2 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 123,737,000 123,634,000 -0.1 Tax Professionals 71,740,000 71,463,000 -0.4 Self-prepared 51,997,000 52,171,000 0.3 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 348,401,089 336,315,094 -3.5 Total Refunds: Number 102,424,000 102,863,000 0.4 Amount $279.857 Billion $284.862 Billion 1.8 Average refund $2,732 $2,769 1.4 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 84,273,000 85,067,000 0.9 Amount $244.843 Billion $250.081 Billion 2.1 Average refund $2,905 $2,940 1.2
