| 
			 
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			 Cumulative statistics comparing 04/17/2015 and 04/15/2016  | 
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| 
			 Individual Income Tax Returns:  | 
			
			 2015  | 
			
			 2016  | 
			
			 % Change  | 
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| 
			 Total Returns Received  | 
			
			 132,268,000  | 
			
			 124,616,000  | 
			
			 -5.8  | 
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| 
			 Total Returns Processed  | 
			
			 126,121,000  | 
			
			 119,923,000  | 
			
			 -4.9  | 
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| 
			 
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  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
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| 
			 E-filing Receipts:  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
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| 
			 TOTAL  | 
			
			 118,766,000  | 
			
			 113,402,000  | 
			
			 -4.5  | 
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| 
			 Tax Professionals  | 
			
			 70,064,000  | 
			
			 66,361,000  | 
			
			 -5.3  | 
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| 
			 Self-prepared  | 
			
			 48,702,000  | 
			
			 47,041,000  | 
			
			 -3.4  | 
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| 
			 
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  | 
			
			 
  | 
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| 
			 Web Usage:  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
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| 
			 Visits to IRS.gov  | 
			
			 300,060,301  | 
			
			 311,499,555  | 
			
			 3.8  | 
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| 
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
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| 
			 Total Refunds:  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
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| 
			 Number  | 
			
			 91,818,000  | 
			
			 88,833,000  | 
			
			 -3.3  | 
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| 
			 Amount  | 
			
			 $248.918  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $244.870  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -1.6  | 
		
| 
			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,711  | 
			
			 $2,757  | 
			
			 1.7  | 
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| 
			 
  | 
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| 
			 Direct Deposit Refunds:  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 
  | 
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| 
			 Number  | 
			
			 76,824,000  | 
			
			 75,240,000  | 
			
			 -2.1  | 
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| 
			 Amount  | 
			
			 $222.000  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $220.034  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -0.9  | 
		
| 
			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,890  | 
			
			 $2,924  | 
			
			 1.2  | 
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