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			 2017 FILING SEASON STATISTICS  | 
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			 Cumulative statistics comparing 04/01/2016 and 03/31/2017  | 
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			 Individual Income Tax Returns:  | 
			
			 2016  | 
			
			 2017  | 
			
			 % Change  | 
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			 Total Returns Received  | 
			
			 97,631,000  | 
			
			 93,675,000  | 
			
			 -4.1  | 
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			 Total Returns Processed  | 
			
			 94,988,000  | 
			
			 91,267,000  | 
			
			 -3.9  | 
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			 E-filing Receipts:  | 
			
			 
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			 TOTAL  | 
			
			 89,973,000  | 
			
			 86,595,000  | 
			
			 -3.8  | 
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			 Tax Professionals  | 
			
			 51,014,000  | 
			
			 48,646,000  | 
			
			 -4.6  | 
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			 Self-prepared  | 
			
			 38,959,000  | 
			
			 37,949,000  | 
			
			 -2.6  | 
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			 Web Usage:  | 
			
			 
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			 Visits to IRS.gov  | 
			
			 274,877,786  | 
			
			 261,081,385  | 
			
			 -5.0  | 
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			 Total Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 76,040,000  | 
			
			 74,196,000  | 
			
			 -2.4  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $215.350  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $213.568  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -0.8  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,832  | 
			
			 $2,878  | 
			
			 1.6  | 
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			 Direct Deposit Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 65,780,000  | 
			
			 64,694,000  | 
			
			 -1.7  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $196.633  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 196.080  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -0.3  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,989  | 
			
			 $3,031  | 
			
			 1.4  | 
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