2017 FILING SEASON STATISTICS | 
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			 Cumulative statistics comparing 05/13/2016 and 05/12/2017  | 
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			Individual Income Tax Returns: | 
			
			2016 | 
			
			2017 | 
			
			% Change | 
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			 Total Returns Received  | 
			
			 140,258,000  | 
			
			 139,586,000  | 
			
			 -0.5  | 
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			 Total Returns Processed  | 
			
			 134,438,000  | 
			
			 134,127,000  | 
			
			 -0.2  | 
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			E-filing Receipts: | 
			
			 
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			 TOTAL  | 
			
			 123,737,000  | 
			
			 123,634,000  | 
			
			 -0.1  | 
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			 Tax Professionals  | 
			
			 71,740,000  | 
			
			 71,463,000  | 
			
			 -0.4  | 
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			 Self-prepared  | 
			
			 51,997,000  | 
			
			 52,171,000  | 
			
			 0.3  | 
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			Web Usage: | 
			
			 
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			 Visits to IRS.gov  | 
			
			 348,401,089  | 
			
			 336,315,094  | 
			
			 -3.5  | 
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			Total Refunds: | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 102,424,000  | 
			
			 102,863,000  | 
			
			 0.4  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $279.857  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $284.862  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 1.8  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,732  | 
			
			 $2,769  | 
			
			 1.4  | 
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			Direct Deposit Refunds: | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 84,273,000  | 
			
			 85,067,000  | 
			
			 0.9  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $244.843  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $250.081  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 2.1  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,905  | 
			
			 $2,940  | 
			
			 1.2  | 
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