The IRS issued statistics today, covering the period through March 12, that show that while the overall number of tax returns filed this year is down slightly, while the percentage of returns using e-file remains strong. The IRS release shows that more than 82 percent of the 69 million returns received this year have come in via e-file. Below is a table detailing the numbers.
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2010 FILING SEASON STATISTICS |
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| Cumulative through the weeks ending 03/13/09 and 03/12/10 | |||||
| Individual Income Tax Returns | 2009 | 2010 | % Change | ||
| Total Receipts | 70,807,000 | 68,743,000 | -2.9% | ||
| Total Processed | 67,595,000 | 64,284,000 | -4.9% | ||
| E-filing Receipts: | |||||
| TOTAL | 56,665,000 | 56,802,000 | 0.2% | ||
| Tax Professionals | 36,751,000 | 35,509,000 | -3.4% | ||
| Self-prepared | 19,914,000 | 21,293,000 | 6.9% | ||
| Web Usage: | |||||
| Visits to IRS.gov | 126,091,068 | 121,091,068 | -4.2 | ||
| Total Refunds: | |||||
| Number | 61,042,000 | 57,779,000 | -5.3% | ||
| Amount | $169.1 | billion | $175.4 | billion | 3.7% |
| Average refund | $2,770 | $3,036 | 9.6% | ||
| Direct Deposit Refunds: | |||||
| Number | 48,643,000 | 47,893,000 | -1.5% | ||
| Amount | $146.4 | billion | $154.8 | billion | 5.7% |
| Average refund | $3,010 | $3,232 | 7.4% | ||