SOI Tax Stats - IRS Data Book

 
 

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Data Book is published annually by the IRS 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.

You can view selected summary graphs, key statistics, and descriptions of the tables and the IRS functions they cover. To download data tables on IRS and taxpayer statistics, visit the relevant section page listed on the left-side navigation column.

Graphic shows gross collections by type of tax for fiscal years 2012 through 2021. After several years of slow and steady growth in total gross collections, individual income taxes decreased slightly in fiscal year 2020, and then increased sharply in fiscal year 2021. Employment, estate and gift, and excise tax rose slightly over the ten-year time period. Business income taxes have decreased slightly from fiscal years 2015 through 2020, with a slight increase in fiscal year 2021.

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Highlights of this year's Data Book

  • During Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, the IRS collected more than $4.1 trillion in gross taxes, processed more than 261 million tax returns and other forms, and issued more than $1.1 trillion in tax refunds (including $585.7 billion in Economic Impact Payments and Advance Child Tax Credits).
  • In FY 2021, 80.6 million taxpayers were assisted by calling or visiting an IRS office.
  • IRS.gov received nearly 2.0 billion visits and taxpayers downloaded more than 461.7 million files.
  • Of the taxpayers who participated in the 2021 Comprehensive Taxpayer Attitude Survey (CTAS), 88 percent said it is not at all acceptable to cheat on their income taxes, and nearly all (93 percent) believe it is a civic duty to pay their fair share of taxes. Additionally, most taxpayers (75 percent) are satisfied with their personal interactions with IRS. See the 2021 CTAS ReportPDF 

Index of Data Book Tables


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The PDF version of this year's Data BookPDF offers additional graphs in each section for easier understanding of all the hard work the IRS completes to fund the United States Government and enforce the Nation’s tax laws.