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			 2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS  | 
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			 Cumulative statistics comparing 04/10/2015 and 04/08/2016  | 
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			 Individual Income Tax Returns:  | 
			
			 2015  | 
			
			 2016  | 
			
			 % Change  | 
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			 Total Returns Received  | 
			
			 110,754,000  | 
			
			 107,452,000  | 
			
			 -3.0  | 
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			 Total Returns Processed  | 
			
			 108,000,000  | 
			
			 104,527,000  | 
			
			 -3.2  | 
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			 E-filing Receipts:  | 
			
			 
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			 TOTAL  | 
			
			 100,759,000  | 
			
			 98,731,000  | 
			
			 -2.0  | 
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			 Tax Professionals  | 
			
			 59,976,000  | 
			
			 57,006,000  | 
			
			 -5.0  | 
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			 Self-prepared  | 
			
			 40,783,000  | 
			
			 41,725,000  | 
			
			 2.3  | 
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			 Web Usage:  | 
			
			 
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			 Visits to IRS.gov  | 
			
			 274,611,418  | 
			
			 291,585,552  | 
			
			 6.2  | 
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			 Total Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 83,184,000  | 
			
			 81,751,000  | 
			
			 -1.7  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $230.923  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $228.780  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -0.9  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,776  | 
			
			 $2,798  | 
			
			 0.8  | 
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			 Direct Deposit Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 70,510,000  | 
			
			 70,027,000  | 
			
			 -0.7  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $207.787  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $207.360  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -0.2  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,947  | 
			
			 $2,961  | 
			
			 0.5  | 
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