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.
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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
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2009
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2010
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% Change
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Total Receipts
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144,360,000
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142,449,000
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-1.3%
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Total Processed
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144,132,000
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142,196,000
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-1.3%
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E-filing Receipts:
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TOTAL
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95,478,000
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98,740,000
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3.4%
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Tax Professionals
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63,285,000
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63,893,000
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1.0%
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Self-prepared
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32,193,000
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34,847,000
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8.2%
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Web Usage:
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Visits to IRS.gov
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290,132,363[1]
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297,177,795[2]
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2.43%
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Total Refunds:
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Number
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111,721,000
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109,376,000
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-2.1%
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Amount
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$319.414
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Billion
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$328.438
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Billion
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2.8%
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Average refund
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$2,859
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$3,003
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5.0%
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Direct Deposit Refunds:
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Number
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73,112,000
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74,590,000
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2.0%
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Amount
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$220.988
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Billion
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$238.050
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Billion
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7.7%
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Average refund
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$3,023
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$3,191
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5.6%
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[1]As of 12/11/2009
[2]As of 12/11/2010
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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
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2009
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2010
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% Change
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Total Receipts
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141,376,000
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138,967,000
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-1.7%
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Total Processed
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140,718,000
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138,357,000
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-1.7%
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E-filing Receipts:
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TOTAL
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94,980,000
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97,788,000
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3.0%
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Tax Professionals
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62,858,000
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63,084,000
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0.4%
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Self-prepared
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33,122,000
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34,703,000
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8.0%
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Web Usage:
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Visits to IRS.gov
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266,476,336
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272,388,327
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2.2%
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Total Refunds:
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Number
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110,071,000
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107,724,000
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-2.1%
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Amount
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$303.069
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Billion
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$315.864
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Billion
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4.2%
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Average refund
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$2,753
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$2,932
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6.5%
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Direct Deposit Refunds:
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Number
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72,717,000
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73,078,000
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1.9%
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Amount
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$217.916
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Billion
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$234.816
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Billion
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7.8%
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Average refund
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$2,997
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$3,170
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5.8%
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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
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2009
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2010
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% Change
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Total Receipts
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131,560,000
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129,268,000
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-1.7%
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Total Processed
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120,965,000
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118,033,000
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-2.4%
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E-filing Receipts:
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TOTAL
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90,935,000
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93,460,000
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2.8%
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Tax Professionals
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59,617,000
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59,769,000
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0.3%
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Self-prepared
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31,318,000
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33,691,000
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7.0%
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Web Usage:
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Visits to IRS.gov
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195,382,106
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194,401,069
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-0.5
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Total Refunds:
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Number
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99,896,000
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96,292,000
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-3.6%
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Amount
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$267.117
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Billion
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$277.983
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Billion
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4.1%
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Average refund
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$2,674
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$2,887
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8.0%
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Direct Deposit Refunds:
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Number
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69,577,000
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70,332,000
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1.1%
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Amount
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$204.956
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Billion
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$220.044
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Billion
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7.4%
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Average refund
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$2,946
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$3,129
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6.2%
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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
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2009
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2010
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% Change
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Total Receipts
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131,543,000
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128,046,000
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-2.7%
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Total Processed
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117,014,000
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114,065,000
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-2.5%
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E-filing Receipts:
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TOTAL
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90,639,000
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93,114,000
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2.7%
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Tax Professionals
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59,418,000
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59,539,000
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0.2%
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Self-prepared
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31,221,000
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33,576,000
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7.5%
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Web Usage:
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Visits to IRS.gov
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190,609,211
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188,929,114
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-0.9
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Total Refunds:
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Number
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96,673,000
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93,289,000
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-3.5%
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Amount
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$257.401
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Billion
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$269.760
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Billion
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4.8%
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Average refund
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$2,663
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$2,892
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8.6%
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Direct Deposit Refunds:
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Number
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68,647,000
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69,302,000
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1.0%
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Amount
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$202.396
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Billion
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$216.675
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Billion
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7.1%
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Average refund
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$2,948
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$3,127
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6.0%
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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
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2009
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2010
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% Change
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Total Receipts
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101,892,000
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98,802,000
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-3.0%
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Total Processed
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97,425,000
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93,193,000
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-4.3%
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E-filing Receipts:
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TOTAL
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77,003,000
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77,395,000
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0.5%
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Tax Professionals
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51,169,000
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50,070,000
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-2.1%
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Self-prepared
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25,834,000
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27,325,000
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5.8%
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Web Usage:
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Visits to IRS.gov
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167,850,189
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163,678,440
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-2.5
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Total Refunds:
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Number
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83,642,000
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79,705,000
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-4.7%
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Amount
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$225.351
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Billion
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$234.306
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Billion
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4.0%
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Average refund
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$2,694
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$2,940
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9.1%
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Direct Deposit Refunds:
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Number
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61,622,000
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61,428,000
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-0.3%
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Amount
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$182.766
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Billion
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$194.813
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Billion
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6.6%
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Average refund
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$2,966
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$3,171
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6.9%
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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
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2009
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2010
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% Change
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Total Receipts
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92,292,000
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89,970,000
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-2.5%
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Total Processed
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89,215,000
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85,210,000
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-4.5%
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E-filing Receipts:
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TOTAL
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70,907,000
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71,628,000
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1.0%
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Tax Professionals
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46,861,000
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45,981,000
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-1.9%
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Self-prepared
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24,046,000
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25,647,000
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6.7%
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Web Usage:
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Visits to IRS.gov
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156,825,000
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152,055,000
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-3.0
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Total Refunds:
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Number
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77,720,000
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74,115,000
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-4.6%
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Amount
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$210.243
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Billion
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$219.368
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Billion
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4.3%
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Average refund
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$2,705
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$2,960
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9.4%
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Direct Deposit Refunds:
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Number
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58,294,000
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58,137,000
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-0.8%
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Amount
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$173.408
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Billion
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$185.239
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Billion
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6.8%
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Average refund
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$2,975
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$3,186
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7.1%
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