Here you will find forecasts of the number of returns to be filed for tax forms within the individual, tax-exempt, and business areas. This information is available in a SOI Bulletin article which includes the data as well as explanatory text, or in a table containing the data only. 

SOI Bulletin Article

The following article is available as a PDF file.  A free Adobe® reader is available for download, if needed.

Projections of Federal Tax Return Filings: Calendar Years 2005-2012

Data Table

The following table is available as a Microsoft Excel®  file.  A free Excel viewer is available for download, if needed.

Total Number of Returns to be Filed with the Internal Revenue Service: Calendar Years 2005-2012