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			 2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS  | 
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			 Cumulative statistics comparing 02/06/2015 and 02/05/2016  | 
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| Individual Income Tax Returns: | 
			 2015  | 
			
			 2016  | 
			
			 % Change  | 
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| Total Returns Received | 
			 27,517,000  | 
			
			 26,670,000  | 
			
			 -3.1  | 
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| Total Returns Processed | 
			 27,084,000  | 
			
			 26,133,000  | 
			
			 -3.5  | 
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| E-filing Receipts: [1] | 
			 
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| TOTAL | 
			 26,472,000  | 
			
			 25,656,000  | 
			
			 -3.1  | 
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| Tax Professionals | 
			 12,135,000  | 
			
			 11,010,000  | 
			
			 -9.3  | 
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| Self-prepared | 
			 14,337,000  | 
			
			 14,646,000  | 
			
			 2.2  | 
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| Web Usage: | 
			 
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| Visits to IRS.gov | 
			 97,768,901  | 
			
			 110,936,138  | 
			
			 13.5  | 
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| Total Refunds: | 
			 
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| Number | 
			 19,651,000  | 
			
			 17,321,000  | 
			
			 -11.9  | 
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| Amount | 
			 $66.139  | 
			Billion | 
			 $58.631  | 
			Billion | 
			 -11.4  | 
		
| Average refund | 
			 $3,366  | 
			
			 $3,385  | 
			
			 0.6  | 
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| Direct Deposit Refunds: | 
			 
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| Number | 
			 18,647,000  | 
			
			 16,533,000  | 
			
			 -11.3  | 
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| Amount | 
			 $63.980  | 
			Billion | 
			 $57.046  | 
			Billion | 
			 -10.8  | 
		
| Average refund | 
			 $3,431  | 
			
			 $3,450  | 
			
			 0.6  | 
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