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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Data Book is published annually by the Internal Revenue Service and contains statistical tables and organizational information on a fiscal year basis. The report provides data on collecting the revenue, issuing refunds, enforcing the law, assisting the taxpayer, and the budget and workforce.
The IRS Data Book also presents lists of principal officers and the IRS organization chart, which are located at the back of this report.
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- Returns Filed, Taxes Collected, and Refunds Issued
- Service to Taxpayers
- Compliance Presence
- Collection Activities, Penalties, and Appeals
- Chief Counsel
- IRS Budget and Workforce
- Discontinued Tables
- IRS Data Book Glossary of Terms
- Data by State
Returns filed, taxes collected and refunds issued
- Table 1: Collections and Refunds, by Type of Tax
- Table 2: Number of Returns and Other Forms Filed, by Type
- Table 3: Number of Returns and Other Forms Filed, by Type and State
- Table 4: Number of Returns and Other Forms Filed Electronically, by Type and State
- Table 5: Gross Collections, by Type of Tax and State
- Table 6: Gross Collections, by Type of Tax
- Table 7: Number of Refunds Issued, by Type of Refund and State
- Table 8: Amount of Refunds Issued, Including Interest, by Type of Refund and State
Service to taxpayers
- Table 9: Selected Taxpayer Assistance and Education Programs, by Type of Assistance or Program
- Table 10: Selected Online Taxpayer Assistance, by Type of Assistance
- Table 11: Taxpayer Advocate Service: Post-filing Taxpayer Assistance Program, by Type of Primary Issue and Relief
- Table 12: Closures of Applications for Tax-Exempt Status, by Organization Type and Internal Revenue Code Section
- Table 13: Receipts of Forms 8976, Notices of Intent To Operate Under Section 501(c)(4)
- Table 14: Tax-Exempt Organizations, Nonexempt Charitable Trusts, and Nonexempt Split-Interest Trusts
- Table 15: Determination Letters Issued on Employee Retirement Plans, by Type and Disposition of Plan
- Table 16: Technical Activities and Voluntary Compliance Closures
Compliance presence
- Table 17: Examination Coverage and Recommended Additional Tax After Examination, by Type and Size of Return, Tax Years 2010–2018
- Table 18: Examination Coverage: Recommended Additional Tax, and Returns with Unagreed Additional Tax, After Examination, by Type and Size of Return
- Table 19: Examination Coverage: Returns Examined Involving Protection of Revenue Base, by Type and Size of Return
- Table 20: Examination Coverage: Returns Examined Resulting in Refunds, by Type and Size of Returns
- Table 21: Returns of Tax-Exempt Organizations, Employee Retirement Plans, Government Entities, and Tax-Exempt Bonds Examined, by Type of Return
- Table 22: Tax Certainty: Advance Pricing Agreement Program, by Type of Agreement
- Table 23: Tax Certainty: Compliance Assurance Process Program, by Program Phase
- Table 24: Information Reporting Program
- Table 25: Math Errors on Individual Income Tax Returns, by Type of Error
- Table 26: Criminal Investigation Program, by Status or Disposition
Collections Activities, Penalties, and Appeals
- Table 27: Delinquent Collection Activities
- Table 28: Civil Penalties Assessed and Abated, by Type of Tax and Type of Penalty
- Table 29: Appeals Workload, by Type of Case
Chief Counsel
- Table 30: Chief Counsel Workload: All Cases, by Office and Type of Case
- Table 31: Chief Counsel Workload: Tax Litigation Cases, by Type of Case
IRS budget and workforce
- Table 32: Costs Incurred by Budget Activity
- Table 33: Collections, Costs, Personnel, and U.S. Population
- Table 34: Personnel Summary, by Employment Status, Budget Activity, and Selected Personnel Type
- Table 35: Internal Revenue Service and Chief Counsel Labor Force, Compared to National Totals for Federal and Civilian Labor Forces, by Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Disability, and Veteran Status