2010 Filing Season Statistics

 

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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

2010 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative through the weeks ending 12/31/09 and 12/31/10

 

Individual Income Tax Returns

2009

2010

% Change

Total Receipts

  144,360,000

142,449,000

-1.3%

Total Processed

144,132,000

142,196,000

-1.3%

 

 

 

 

E-filing Receipts:

 

 

 

TOTAL

95,478,000

98,740,000

  3.4%

Tax Professionals

63,285,000

63,893,000

  1.0%

Self-prepared

32,193,000

34,847,000

  8.2%

 

 

 

 

Web Usage:

 

 

 

Visits to IRS.gov 290,132,363 297,177,795 2.43%
 

 

 

 

Total Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

111,721,000

109,376,000

-2.1%

Amount

$319.414

Billion

$328.438

Billion

  2.8%

Average refund

$2,859

$3,003

  5.0%

 

 

 

 

Direct Deposit Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

73,112,000

74,590,000

  2.0%

Amount

$220.988

Billion

$238.050

Billion

  7.7%

Average refund

$3,023

$3,191

  5.6%

 

TABLE 2

2010 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative through the weeks ending 10/16/09 and 10/15/10

 

Individual Income Tax Returns

2009

2010

% Change

Total Receipts

  141,376,000

138,967,000

-1.7%

Total Processed

140,718,000

138,357,000

-1.7%

 

 

 

 

E-filing Receipts:

 

 

 

TOTAL

94,980,000

97,788,000

  3.0%

Tax Professionals

62,858,000

63,084,000

  0.4%

Self-prepared

33,122,000

34,703,000

  8.0%

 

 

 

 

Web Usage:

 

 

 

Visits to IRS.gov

266,476,336

272,388,327

2.2%

 

 

 

 

Total Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

110,071,000

107,724,000

-2.1%

Amount

$303.069

Billion

$315.864

Billion

  4.2%

Average refund

$2,753

$2,932

  6.5%

 

 

 

 

Direct Deposit Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

72,717,000

73,078,000

  1.9%

Amount

$217.916

Billion

$234.816

Billion

  7.8%

Average refund

$2,997

$3,170

  5.8%


  

TABLE 3

2010 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative through the weeks ending 05/01/09 and 04/30/10

 

Individual Income Tax Returns

2009

2010

% Change

Total Receipts

  131,560,000

129,268,000

-1.7%

Total Processed

120,965,000

118,033,000

-2.4%

 

 

 

 

E-filing Receipts:

 

 

 

TOTAL

90,935,000

93,460,000

  2.8%

Tax Professionals

59,617,000

59,769,000

  0.3%

Self-prepared

31,318,000

33,691,000

  7.0%

 

 

 

 

Web Usage:

 

 

 

Visits to IRS.gov

195,382,106

194,401,069

-0.5

 

 

 

 

Total Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

99,896,000

96,292,000

-3.6%

Amount

$267.117

Billion

$277.983

Billion

  4.1%

Average refund

$2,674

$2,887

  8.0%

 

 

 

 

Direct Deposit Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

69,577,000

70,332,000

  1.1%

Amount

$204.956

Billion

$220.044

Billion

  7.4%

Average refund

$2,946

$3,129

  6.2%


 

TABLE 4

2010 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative through the weeks ending 04/24/09 and 04/23/10

 

Individual Income Tax Returns

2009

2010

% Change

Total Receipts

  131,543,000

128,046,000

-2.7%

Total Processed

117,014,000

114,065,000

-2.5%

 

 

 

 

E-filing Receipts:

 

 

 

TOTAL

90,639,000

93,114,000

  2.7%

Tax Professionals

59,418,000

59,539,000

  0.2%

Self-prepared

31,221,000

33,576,000

  7.5%

 

 

 

 

Web Usage:

 

 

 

Visits to IRS.gov

190,609,211

188,929,114

-0.9

 

 

 

 

Total Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

96,673,000

93,289,000

-3.5%

Amount

$257.401

Billion

$269.760

Billion

  4.8%

Average refund

$2,663

$2,892

  8.6%

 

 

 

 

Direct Deposit Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

68,647,000

69,302,000

  1.0%

Amount

$202.396

Billion

$216.675

Billion

  7.1%

Average refund

$2,948

$3,127

  6.0%


  

TABLE 5

2010 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative through the weeks ending 04/10/09 and 04/09/10

 

Individual Income Tax Returns

2009

2010

% Change

Total Receipts

  101,892,000

98,802,000

-3.0%

Total Processed

97,425,000

93,193,000

-4.3%

 

 

 

 

E-filing Receipts:

 

 

 

TOTAL

77,003,000

77,395,000

  0.5%

Tax Professionals

51,169,000

50,070,000

-2.1%

Self-prepared

25,834,000

27,325,000

  5.8%

 

 

 

 

Web Usage:

 

 

 

Visits to IRS.gov

167,850,189

163,678,440

-2.5

 

 

 

 

Total Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

83,642,000

79,705,000

-4.7%

Amount

$225.351

Billion

$234.306

Billion

  4.0%

Average refund

$2,694

$2,940

  9.1%

 

 

 

 

Direct Deposit Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

61,622,000

61,428,000

-0.3%

Amount

$182.766

Billion

$194.813

Billion

  6.6%

Average refund

$2,966

$3,171

  6.9%


  

TABLE 6

2010 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative through the weeks ending 04/03/09 and 04/02/10

 

Individual Income Tax Returns

2009

2010

% Change

Total Receipts

  92,292,000

89,970,000

-2.5%

Total Processed

89,215,000

85,210,000

-4.5%

 

 

 

 

E-filing Receipts:

 

 

 

TOTAL

70,907,000

71,628,000

  1.0%

Tax Professionals

46,861,000

45,981,000

-1.9%

Self-prepared

24,046,000

25,647,000

  6.7%

 

 

 

 

Web Usage:

 

 

 

Visits to IRS.gov

156,825,000

152,055,000

-3.0

 

 

 

 

Total Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

77,720,000

74,115,000

-4.6%

Amount

$210.243

Billion

$219.368

Billion

  4.3%

Average refund

$2,705

$2,960

  9.4%

 

 

 

 

Direct Deposit Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

58,294,000

58,137,000

-0.8%

Amount

$173.408

Billion

$185.239

Billion

  6.8%

Average refund

$2,975

$3,186

  7.1%