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			 2017 FILING SEASON STATISTICS  | 
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			 Cumulative statistics comparing 04/29/2016 and 04/28/2017  | 
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			 Individual Income Tax Returns:  | 
			
			 2016  | 
			
			 2017  | 
			
			 % Change  | 
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			 Total Returns Received  | 
			
			 138,827,000  | 
			
			 137,496,000  | 
			
			 -1.0  | 
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			 Total Returns Processed  | 
			
			 131,245,000  | 
			
			 130,800,000  | 
			
			 -0.3  | 
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			 E-filing Receipts:  | 
			
			 
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			 TOTAL  | 
			
			 123,023,000  | 
			
			 122,782,000  | 
			
			 -0.2  | 
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			 Tax Professionals  | 
			
			 71,193,000  | 
			
			 70,815,000  | 
			
			 -0.5  | 
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			 Self-prepared  | 
			
			 51,830,000  | 
			
			 51,967,000  | 
			
			 0.3  | 
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			 Web Usage:  | 
			
			 
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			 Visits to IRS.gov  | 
			
			 334,395,994  | 
			
			 321,661,687  | 
			
			 -3.8  | 
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			 Total Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 99,899,000  | 
			
			 100,124,000  | 
			
			 0.2  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $272.028  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $276.786  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 1.8  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,723  | 
			
			 $2,764  | 
			
			 1.5  | 
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			 Direct Deposit Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 82,977,000  | 
			
			 83,600,000  | 
			
			 0.8  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $240.173  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $245.271  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 2.1  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,894  | 
			
			 $2,934  | 
			
			 1.4  | 
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