2010 Filing Season Statistics
These six tables contain weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative totals from the 2010 tax return filing season and totals from comparable periods in the 2009 filing season.
TABLE 1 |
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2010 FILING SEASON STATISTICS |
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Cumulative through the weeks ending 12/31/09 and 12/31/10 |
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Individual Income Tax Returns |
2009 |
2010 |
% Change |
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Total Receipts |
144,360,000 |
-1.3% |
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Total Processed |
144,132,000 |
142,196,000 |
-1.3% |
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E-filing Receipts: |
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TOTAL |
95,478,000 |
98,740,000 |
3.4% |
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Tax Professionals |
63,285,000 |
63,893,000 |
1.0% |
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Self-prepared |
32,193,000 |
34,847,000 |
8.2% |
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Web Usage: |
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Visits to IRS.gov |
290,132,363[1] |
297,177,795[2] |
2.43% |
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Total Refunds: |
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Number |
111,721,000 |
109,376,000 |
-2.1% |
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Amount |
$319.414 |
Billion |
$328.438 |
Billion |
2.8% |
Average refund |
$2,859 |
$3,003 |
5.0% |
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Direct Deposit Refunds: |
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Number |
73,112,000 |
74,590,000 |
2.0% |
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Amount |
$220.988 |
Billion |
$238.050 |
Billion |
7.7% |
Average refund |
$3,023 |
$3,191 |
5.6% |
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TABLE 2 |
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2010 FILING SEASON STATISTICS |
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Cumulative through the weeks ending 10/16/09 and 10/15/10 |
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Individual Income Tax Returns |
2009 |
2010 |
% Change |
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Total Receipts |
141,376,000 |
-1.7% |
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Total Processed |
140,718,000 |
138,357,000 |
-1.7% |
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E-filing Receipts: |
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TOTAL |
94,980,000 |
97,788,000 |
3.0% |
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Tax Professionals |
62,858,000 |
63,084,000 |
0.4% |
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Self-prepared |
33,122,000 |
34,703,000 |
8.0% |
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Web Usage: |
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Visits to IRS.gov |
266,476,336 |
272,388,327 |
2.2% |
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Total Refunds: |
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Number |
110,071,000 |
107,724,000 |
-2.1% |
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Amount |
$303.069 |
Billion |
$315.864 |
Billion |
4.2% |
Average refund |
$2,753 |
$2,932 |
6.5% |
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Direct Deposit Refunds: |
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Number |
72,717,000 |
73,078,000 |
1.9% |
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Amount |
$217.916 |
Billion |
$234.816 |
Billion |
7.8% |
Average refund |
$2,997 |
$3,170 |
5.8% |
TABLE 3 |
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2010 FILING SEASON STATISTICS |
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Cumulative through the weeks ending 05/01/09 and 04/30/10 |
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Individual Income Tax Returns |
2009 |
2010 |
% Change |
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Total Receipts |
131,560,000 |
-1.7% |
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Total Processed |
120,965,000 |
118,033,000 |
-2.4% |
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E-filing Receipts: |
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TOTAL |
90,935,000 |
93,460,000 |
2.8% |
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Tax Professionals |
59,617,000 |
59,769,000 |
0.3% |
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Self-prepared |
31,318,000 |
33,691,000 |
7.0% |
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Web Usage: |
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Visits to IRS.gov |
195,382,106 |
194,401,069 |
-0.5 |
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Total Refunds: |
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Number |
99,896,000 |
96,292,000 |
-3.6% |
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Amount |
$267.117 |
Billion |
$277.983 |
Billion |
4.1% |
Average refund |
$2,674 |
$2,887 |
8.0% |
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Direct Deposit Refunds: |
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Number |
69,577,000 |
70,332,000 |
1.1% |
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Amount |
$204.956 |
Billion |
$220.044 |
Billion |
7.4% |
Average refund |
$2,946 |
$3,129 |
6.2% |
TABLE 4 |
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2010 FILING SEASON STATISTICS |
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Cumulative through the weeks ending 04/24/09 and 04/23/10 |
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Individual Income Tax Returns |
2009 |
2010 |
% Change |
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Total Receipts |
131,543,000 |
-2.7% |
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Total Processed |
117,014,000 |
114,065,000 |
-2.5% |
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E-filing Receipts: |
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TOTAL |
90,639,000 |
93,114,000 |
2.7% |
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Tax Professionals |
59,418,000 |
59,539,000 |
0.2% |
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Self-prepared |
31,221,000 |
33,576,000 |
7.5% |
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Web Usage: |
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Visits to IRS.gov |
190,609,211 |
188,929,114 |
-0.9 |
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Total Refunds: |
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Number |
96,673,000 |
93,289,000 |
-3.5% |
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Amount |
$257.401 |
Billion |
$269.760 |
Billion |
4.8% |
Average refund |
$2,663 |
$2,892 |
8.6% |
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Direct Deposit Refunds: |
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Number |
68,647,000 |
69,302,000 |
1.0% |
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Amount |
$202.396 |
Billion |
$216.675 |
Billion |
7.1% |
Average refund |
$2,948 |
$3,127 |
6.0% |
TABLE 5 |
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2010 FILING SEASON STATISTICS |
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Cumulative through the weeks ending 04/10/09 and 04/09/10 |
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Individual Income Tax Returns |
2009 |
2010 |
% Change |
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Total Receipts |
101,892,000 |
-3.0% |
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Total Processed |
97,425,000 |
93,193,000 |
-4.3% |
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E-filing Receipts: |
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TOTAL |
77,003,000 |
77,395,000 |
0.5% |
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Tax Professionals |
51,169,000 |
50,070,000 |
-2.1% |
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Self-prepared |
25,834,000 |
27,325,000 |
5.8% |
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Web Usage: |
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Visits to IRS.gov |
167,850,189 |
163,678,440 |
-2.5 |
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Total Refunds: |
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Number |
83,642,000 |
79,705,000 |
-4.7% |
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Amount |
$225.351 |
Billion |
$234.306 |
Billion |
4.0% |
Average refund |
$2,694 |
$2,940 |
9.1% |
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Direct Deposit Refunds: |
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Number |
61,622,000 |
61,428,000 |
-0.3% |
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Amount |
$182.766 |
Billion |
$194.813 |
Billion |
6.6% |
Average refund |
$2,966 |
$3,171 |
6.9% |
TABLE 6 |
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2010 FILING SEASON STATISTICS |
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Cumulative through the weeks ending 04/03/09 and 04/02/10 |
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Individual Income Tax Returns |
2009 |
2010 |
% Change |
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Total Receipts |
92,292,000 |
-2.5% |
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Total Processed |
89,215,000 |
85,210,000 |
-4.5% |
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E-filing Receipts: |
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TOTAL |
70,907,000 |
71,628,000 |
1.0% |
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Tax Professionals |
46,861,000 |
45,981,000 |
-1.9% |
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Self-prepared |
24,046,000 |
25,647,000 |
6.7% |
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Web Usage: |
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Visits to IRS.gov |
156,825,000 |
152,055,000 |
-3.0 |
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Total Refunds: |
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Number |
77,720,000 |
74,115,000 |
-4.6% |
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Amount |
$210.243 |
Billion |
$219.368 |
Billion |
4.3% |
Average refund |
$2,705 |
$2,960 |
9.4% |
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Direct Deposit Refunds: |
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Number |
58,294,000 |
58,137,000 |
-0.8% |
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Amount |
$173.408 |
Billion |
$185.239 |
Billion |
6.8% |
Average refund |
$2,975 |
$3,186 |
7.1% |