2018 Filing Season Statistics Cumulative statistics comparing 2/10/2017 and 2/09/2018 Calendar year-to-year comparisons are difficult at this early point in the season as six additional days of tax return processing are included in the 2017 totals. However, when comparing the same number of days of filing, IRS is seeing an increase in returns received and accepted over 2017. Individual Income Tax Returns: 2017 2018 % Change Total Returns Received 32,089,000 30,881,000 -3.8 Total Returns Processed 31,422,000 30,016,000 -4.5 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 30,827,000 29,724,000 -3.6 Tax Professionals 13,518,000 12,575,000 -7.0 Self-prepared 17,309,000 17,149,000 -0.9 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 98,635,810 114,217,997 15.8 Total Refunds: Number 14,059,000 13,517,000 -3.9 Amount $28.929 Billion $28.863 Billion -0.2 Average refund $2,058 $2,135 3.7 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 13,039,000 12,685,000 -2.7 Amount $27.777 Billion $27.875 Billion 0.4 Average refund $2,130 $2,198 3.2
