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Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending April 11, 2014

Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending April 11, 2014

Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending April 11, 2014

2014 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 4/12/13 and 4/11/14

Individual Income Tax Returns:

2013

2014

% Change

Total Receipts

112,403,000

112,741,000

0.3

Total Processed

103,880,000

110,266,000

6.1

 

 

 

 

E-filing Receipts:

 

 

 

TOTAL           

99,787,000

101,289,000

1.5

Tax Professionals

62,163,000

61,956,000

-0.3

Self-prepared

37,624,000

39,332,000

4.5

 

 

 

 

Web Usage:

 

 

 

Visits to IRS.gov

278,307,884

251,540,768

-9.6

 

 

 

 

Total Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

84,581,000

85,262,000

0.8

Amount

$229.607

billion

$234.547

billion

2.2

Average refund

$2,715

$2,751

1.3

 

 

 

 

Direct Deposit Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

69,680,000

69,924,000

0.3

Amount

$202.188

Billion

$202.167

billion

-0.01

Average refund

$2,902

$2,891

-0.4

 

 

Source:  Internal Revenue Service at http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/April-11-2014-Filing-Season-Statistics

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