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			 Cumulative statistics comparing 12/25/2015 and 12/30/2016  | 
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			 Individual Income Tax Returns:  | 
			
			 2015  | 
			
			 2016  | 
			
			 % Change  | 
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			 Total Returns Received  | 
			
			 150,991,000  | 
			
			 152,544,000  | 
			
			 1.0  | 
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			 Total Returns Processed  | 
			
			 150,727,000  | 
			
			 152,250,000  | 
			
			 1.0  | 
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			 E-filing Receipts:  | 
			
			 
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  | 
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			 TOTAL  | 
			
			 128,784,000  | 
			
			 131,851,000  | 
			
			 2.4  | 
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			 Tax Professionals  | 
			
			 78,406,000  | 
			
			 78,736,000  | 
			
			 0.4  | 
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			 Self-prepared  | 
			
			 50,378,000  | 
			
			 53,115,000  | 
			
			 5.4  | 
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			 Web Usage:  | 
			
			 
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  | 
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			 Visits to IRS.gov  | 
			
			 490,314,213  | 
			
			 507,723,789  | 
			
			 3.6  | 
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			 Total Refunds:  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 109,426,000  | 
			
			 111,069,000  | 
			
			 1.5  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $306.016  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $317.615  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 3.8  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,797  | 
			
			 $2,860  | 
			
			 2.3  | 
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| 
			 
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			 Direct Deposit Refunds:  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 86,228,000  | 
			
			 88,416,000  | 
			
			 2.5  | 
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| 
			 Amount  | 
			
			 $254.944  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $264.822  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 3.9  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,957  | 
			
			 $2,995  | 
			
			 1.3  | 
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