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			 2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS  | 
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			 Cumulative statistics comparing 04/03/2015 and 04/01/2016  | 
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			 Individual Income Tax Returns:  | 
			
			 2015  | 
			
			 2016  | 
			
			 % Change  | 
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			 Total Returns Received  | 
			
			 99,056,000  | 
			
			 97,631,000  | 
			
			 -1.4  | 
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			 Total Returns Processed  | 
			
			 96,992,000  | 
			
			 94,988,000  | 
			
			 -2.1  | 
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			 E-filing Receipts:  | 
			
			 
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			 TOTAL  | 
			
			 90,608,000  | 
			
			 89,973,000  | 
			
			 -0.7  | 
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			 Tax Professionals  | 
			
			 52,963,000  | 
			
			 51,014,000  | 
			
			 -3.7  | 
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			 Self-prepared  | 
			
			 37,645,000  | 
			
			 38,959,000  | 
			
			 3.5  | 
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			 Web Usage:  | 
			
			 
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			 Visits to IRS.gov  | 
			
			 258,535,303  | 
			
			 276,352,228  | 
			
			 6.9  | 
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			 Total Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 77,200,000  | 
			
			 76,040,000  | 
			
			 -1.5  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $217.351  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $215.350  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -0.9  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,815  | 
			
			 $2,832  | 
			
			 0.6  | 
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			 Direct Deposit Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 66,179,000  | 
			
			 65,780,000  | 
			
			 -0.6  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $197.125  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $196.633  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -0.2  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,979  | 
			
			 $2,989  | 
			
			 0.4  | 
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