2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative statistics comparing 02/20/2015 and 02/19/2016
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			 Individual Income Tax Returns:  | 
			
			 2015  | 
			
			 2016  | 
			
			 % Change  | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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			 Total Returns Received  | 
			
			 49,652,000  | 
			
			 49,020,000  | 
			
			 -1.3  | 
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			 Total Returns Processed  | 
			
			 48,295,000  | 
			
			 47,420,000  | 
			
			 -1.8  | 
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			 E-filing Receipts:  | 
			
			 
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			 TOTAL  | 
			
			 47,157,000  | 
			
			 46,758,000  | 
			
			 -0.8  | 
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			 Tax Professionals  | 
			
			 23,725,000  | 
			
			 22,588,000  | 
			
			 -4.8  | 
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			 Self-prepared  | 
			
			 23,432,000  | 
			
			 24,170,000  | 
			
			 3.1  | 
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			 Web Usage:  | 
			
			 
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			 Visits to IRS.gov  | 
			
			 155,780,478  | 
			
			 175,958,748  | 
			
			 13.0  | 
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			 Total Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 39,964,000  | 
			
			 38,550,000  | 
			
			 -3.5  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $124.670  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $120.574  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -3.3  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $3,120  | 
			
			 $3,128  | 
			
			 0.3  | 
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			 Direct Deposit Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 36,817,000  | 
			
			 35,720,000  | 
			
			 -3.0  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $118.496  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $115.226  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -7.8  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $3,219  | 
			
			 $3,226  | 
			
			 0.2  | 
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