2015 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 5/09/14 and 5/08/15 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2014 2015 % Change Total Receipts 136,244,000 137,312,000 0.8 Total Processed 131,069,000 131,852,000 0.6 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 117,403,000 120,253,000 2.4 Tax Professionals 70,994,000 71,135,000 0.2 Self-prepared 46,409,000 49,118,000 5.8 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 290,429,932 327,778,705 12.9 Total Refunds: Number 101,176,000 100,320,000 -0.8 Amount $272.473 Billion $270.989 Billion -0.5 Average refund $2,693 $2,701 0.3 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 80,164,000 82,029,000 2.3 Amount $228.537 Billion $236.888 Billion 3.7 Average refund $2,851 $2,888 1.3