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			 2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS  | 
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			 Cumulative statistics comparing 03/06/2015 and 03/04/2016  | 
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			 Individual Income Tax Returns:  | 
			
			 2015  | 
			
			 2016  | 
			
			 % Change  | 
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			 Total Returns Received  | 
			
			 66,700,000  | 
			
			 66,733,000  | 
			
			 0.1  | 
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			 Total Returns Processed  | 
			
			 64,900,000  | 
			
			 64,441,000  | 
			
			 -0.7  | 
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			 E-filing Receipts:  | 
			
			 
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			 TOTAL  | 
			
			 62,342,000  | 
			
			 62,636,000  | 
			
			 0.5  | 
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			 Tax Professionals  | 
			
			 33,419,000  | 
			
			 32,600,000  | 
			
			 -2.5  | 
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			 Self-prepared  | 
			
			 28,923,000  | 
			
			 30,036,000  | 
			
			 3.9  | 
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			 Web Usage:  | 
			
			 
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			 Visits to IRS.gov  | 
			
			 196,652,187  | 
			
			 216,960,421  | 
			
			 10.3  | 
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			 Total Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 54,258,000  | 
			
			 53,508,000  | 
			
			 -1.4  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $162.106  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $160.171  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -1.2  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,988  | 
			
			 $2,993  | 
			
			 0.2  | 
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			 Direct Deposit Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 48,699,000  | 
			
			 48,309,000  | 
			
			 -0.8  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $151.554  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $150.565  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 -0.7  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $3,112  | 
			
			 $3,117  | 
			
			 0.2  | 
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