Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending February 15, 2019

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Cumulative statistics comparing 2/16/2018 and 2/15/2019

Individual Income Tax Returns:	2018	2019	% Change
Total Returns Received	41,738,000	39,747,000	-4.8
Total Returns Processed	40,470,000	37,810,000	-6.6

E-filing Receipts:
TOTAL	39,882,000	38,357,000	-3.8
Tax Professionals	18,126,000	16,583,000	-8.5
Self-prepared	21,756,000	21,774,000	0.1

Web Usage:
Visits to IRS.gov	167,163,000	161,706,000	-3.3%

Total Refunds:
Number	31,937,000	23,485,000	-26.5
Amount	$101.212 Billion	$61.993 Billion	-38.8
Average refund	$3,169	$2,640	-16.7

Direct Deposit Refunds:
Number	30,040,000	22,141,000	-26.3
Amount	$97.819 Billion	$59.846 Billion	-38.8
Average refund	$3,256	$2,703	-17.0

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