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			 2017 FILING SEASON STATISTICS  | 
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			 Cumulative statistics comparing 04/22/2016 and 04/21/2017  | 
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			 Individual Income Tax Returns:  | 
			
			 2016  | 
			
			 2017  | 
			
			 % Change  | 
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			 Total Returns Received  | 
			
			 136,528,000  | 
			
			 135,638,000  | 
			
			 -0.7  | 
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			 Total Returns Processed  | 
			
			 129,456,000  | 
			
			 128,789,000  | 
			
			 -0.5  | 
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			 E-filing Receipts:  | 
			
			 
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			 TOTAL  | 
			
			 122,546,000  | 
			
			 122,164,000  | 
			
			 -0.3  | 
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			 Tax Professionals  | 
			
			 70,864,000  | 
			
			 70,401,000  | 
			
			 -0.7  | 
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			 Self-prepared  | 
			
			 51,682,000  | 
			
			 51,763,000  | 
			
			 0.2  | 
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			 Web Usage:  | 
			
			 
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			 Visits to IRS.gov  | 
			
			 325,525,568  | 
			
			 312,255,666  | 
			
			 -4.1  | 
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			 Total Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 97,079,000  | 
			
			 97,104,000  | 
			
			 0.0  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $263.197  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $268.296  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 1.9  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,711  | 
			
			 $2,763  | 
			
			 1.9  | 
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			 Direct Deposit Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 81,221,000  | 
			
			 81,646,000  | 
			
			 0.5  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $234.269  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $239.410  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 2.2  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,884  | 
			
			 $2,932  | 
			
			 1.7  | 
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