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			 2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS  | 
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			 Cumulative statistics comparing 03/13/2015 and 03/11/2016  | 
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			 Individual Income Tax Returns:  | 
			
			 2015  | 
			
			 2016  | 
			
			 % Change  | 
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			 Total Returns Received  | 
			
			 74,455,000  | 
			
			 74,456,000  | 
			
			 0.0  | 
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			 Total Returns Processed  | 
			
			 72,706,000  | 
			
			 72,164,000  | 
			
			 -0.8  | 
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			 E-filing Receipts:  | 
			
			 
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			 TOTAL  | 
			
			 69,189,000  | 
			
			 69,527,000  | 
			
			 0.5  | 
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			 Tax Professionals  | 
			
			 38,089,000  | 
			
			 37,148,000  | 
			
			 -2.5  | 
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			 Self-prepared  | 
			
			 31,100,000  | 
			
			 32,379,000  | 
			
			 4.1  | 
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			 Web Usage:  | 
			
			 
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			 Visits to IRS.gov  | 
			
			 211,432,154  | 
			
			 233,452,827  | 
			
			 10.4  | 
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			 Total Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 60,320,000  | 
			
			 59,727,000  | 
			
			 -1.0  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $177.240  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $175.881  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -0.8  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,938  | 
			
			 $2,945  | 
			
			 0.2  | 
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			 Direct Deposit Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 53,485,000  | 
			
			 53,295,000  | 
			
			 -0.4  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $164.407  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 164.058  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -0.2  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $3,074  | 
			
			 $3,078  | 
			
			 0.1  | 
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