Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending March 23, 2012 2012 FILING SEASON STATISTICS -- Cumulative through the weeks ending 3/25/11 and 3/23/12 Individual Income Tax Returns 2011 2012 % Change Total Receipts 82,281,000 84,144,000 2.3% Total Processed 80,318,000 81,984,000 2.1% E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 71,072,000 74,317,000 4.6% Tax Professionals 44,717,000 45,345,000 1.4% Self-prepared 26,355,000 28,973,000 9.9% Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 148,863,108 190,517,889 38% Total Refunds: Number 69,955,000 70,247,000 0.4% Amount $206.477 Billion $200.914 Billion -2.7% Average refund $2,952 $2,860 -3.1% Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 57,251,000 59,082,000 3.2% Amount $179.827 Billion $179.036 Billion -0.4% Average refund $3,141 $3,030 -3.5%
