Cumulative statistics comparing 03/25/2016 and 03/24/2017
 
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			 Individual Income Tax Returns:  | 
			
			 2016  | 
			
			 2017  | 
			
			 % Change  | 
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			 Total Returns Received  | 
			
			 89,412,000  | 
			
			 85,251,000  | 
			
			 -4.7  | 
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			 Total Returns Processed  | 
			
			 86,914,000  | 
			
			 82,966,000  | 
			
			 -4.5  | 
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			 E-filing Receipts:  | 
			
			 
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			 TOTAL  | 
			
			 82,787,000  | 
			
			 79,125,000  | 
			
			 -4.4  | 
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			 Tax Professionals  | 
			
			 46,100,000  | 
			
			 43,395,000  | 
			
			 -5.9  | 
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			 Self-prepared  | 
			
			 36,687,000  | 
			
			 35,730,000  | 
			
			 -2.6  | 
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			 Web Usage:  | 
			
			 
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			 Visits to IRS.gov  | 
			
			 261,025,110  | 
			
			 246,382,030  | 
			
			 -5.6  | 
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			 Total Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 70,786,000  | 
			
			 68,348,000  | 
			
			 -3.4  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $202.873  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $197.983  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -2.4  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,866  | 
			
			 $2,897  | 
			
			 1.1  | 
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			 Direct Deposit Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 61,844,000  | 
			
			 60,194,000  | 
			
			 -2.7  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $186.550  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $183.210  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -1.8  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $3,016  | 
			
			 $3,044  | 
			
			 0.9  | 
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