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			 2017 FILING SEASON STATISTICS  | 
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			 Cumulative statistics comparing 04/08/2016 and 04/07/2017  | 
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			 Individual Income Tax Returns:  | 
			
			 2016  | 
			
			 2017  | 
			
			 % Change  | 
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			 Total Returns Received  | 
			
			 107,452,000  | 
			
			 103,612,000  | 
			
			 -3.6  | 
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			 Total Returns Processed  | 
			
			 104,527,000  | 
			
			 100,990,000  | 
			
			 -3.4  | 
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			 E-filing Receipts:  | 
			
			 
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			 TOTAL  | 
			
			 98,731,000  | 
			
			 95,458,000  | 
			
			 -3.3  | 
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			 Tax Professionals  | 
			
			 57,006,000  | 
			
			 54,720,000  | 
			
			 -4.0  | 
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			 Self-prepared  | 
			
			 41,725,000  | 
			
			 40,738,000  | 
			
			 -2.4  | 
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			 Web Usage:  | 
			
			 
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			 Visits to IRS.gov  | 
			
			 289,884,145  | 
			
			 276,082,236  | 
			
			 -4.8  | 
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			 Total Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 81,751,000  | 
			
			 80,296,000  | 
			
			 -1.8  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $228.780  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $228.951  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 0.1  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,798  | 
			
			 $2,851  | 
			
			 1.9  | 
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			 Direct Deposit Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 70,027,000  | 
			
			 69,293,000  | 
			
			 -1.0  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $207.360  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $208.475  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 0.5  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,961  | 
			
			 $3,009  | 
			
			 1.6  | 
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