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			 2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS  | 
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			 Cumulative statistics comparing 03/20/2015 and 03/18/2016  | 
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			 Individual Income Tax Returns:  | 
			
			 2015  | 
			
			 2016  | 
			
			 % Change  | 
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			 Total Returns Received  | 
			
			 82,289,000  | 
			
			 81,960,000  | 
			
			 -0.4  | 
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			 Total Returns Processed  | 
			
			 80,439,000  | 
			
			 79,631,000  | 
			
			 -1.0  | 
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			 E-filing Receipts:  | 
			
			 
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			 TOTAL  | 
			
			 76,022,000  | 
			
			 76,212,000  | 
			
			 0.2  | 
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			 Tax Professionals  | 
			
			 42,711,000  | 
			
			 41,558,000  | 
			
			 -2.7  | 
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			 Self-prepared  | 
			
			 33,311,000  | 
			
			 34,654,000  | 
			
			 4.0  | 
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			 Web Usage:  | 
			
			 
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			 Visits to IRS.gov  | 
			
			 227,702,714  | 
			
			 248,529,678  | 
			
			 9.1  | 
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			 Total Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 66,108,000  | 
			
			 65,441,000  | 
			
			 -1.0  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $191.233  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $189.896  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -0.7  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,893  | 
			
			 $2,902  | 
			
			 0.3  | 
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			 Direct Deposit Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 57,944,000  | 
			
			 57,758,000  | 
			
			 -0.3  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $176.058  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $175.850  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -0.1  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $3,038  | 
			
			 $3,045  | 
			
			 0.2  | 
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