IRS Releases 2007 IRS Data Book

The IRS on Friday released the 2007 IRS Data Book (Publication 55B), which provides an annual snapshot of IRS activities for Oct. 1, 2006 - Sept. 30, 2007.  The Data Book includes information about returns filed, tax collections, enforcement, taxpayer assistance, as well as the IRS budget and workforce:

During fiscal year 2007, the IRS collected almost $2.4 trillion in taxes (net of refunds) and processed more than 235 million returns. More than 114 million individual income tax return filers received tax refunds that totaled $248.6 billion. In fiscal year 2007, IRS spent an average of 40 cents to collect each $100 of tax revenue, which was the lowest in seven years and down from 42 cents per $100 in fiscal year 2006. IRS examined nearly 1.4 million individual income tax returns in fiscal year 2007. IRS personnel answered more than 33.2 million toll-free calls from taxpayers during the fiscal year, and the IRS Web site received about 215 million visits.

Below the fold is a list of the 31 tables:

Returns Filed, Taxes Collected and Refunds Issued (PDF)

Table 1: Internal Revenue Collections and Refunds, by Type of Tax, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007

Table 2: Numbers of Returns Filed, by Type of Return, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007

Table 3: Number of Returns Filed, by Type of Return and State, Fiscal Year 2007

Table 4: Number of Returns Filed Electronically, by Type of Return and State, Fiscal Year 2007

Table 5: Internal Revenue Gross Collections, by Type of Tax and State, Fiscal Year 2007

Table 6: Internal Revenue Gross Collections by Type of Tax, Fiscal Years 1960-2007

Table 7: Number of Internal Revenue Refunds Issued, by State, Fiscal Year 2007

Table 8: Amount of Internal Revenue Refunds Issued, Including Interest, by State, Fiscal Year 2007

Enforcement: Examinations (PDF)

Table 9: Examination Coverage: Recommendation and Average Recommended Additional Tax After Examination, by Type and Size of Return, Fiscal Year 2007

Table 10: Examination Coverage: Returns Examined with Unagreed Recommended Additional Tax After Examination, by Type and Size of Return, Fiscal Year 2007

Table 11: Examination Coverage: Returns Examined Involving Protection of Revenue Base, by Type and Size of Return, Fiscal Year 2007

Table 12: Examination Coverage: Returns Examined Resulting in Refunds, by Type and Size of Return, Fiscal Year 2007

Table 13: Returns of Tax-Exempt Organizations, Employee Plans, and Government Entities Examined, by Type of Return, Fiscal Year 2007

Enforcement: Information Reporting and Verification (PDF)

Table 14: Information Reporting Program, Fiscal Year 2007

Table 15: Number of Math Errors, by Type of Error, Calendar Year 2007

Enforcement: Collections, Penalties, and Criminal Investigation (pdf)

Table 16: Delinquent Collection Activities, Fiscal Years 2004-2007

Table 17: Civil Penalties Assessed and Abated, by Type of Tax and Type of Penalty, Fiscal Year 2007

Table 18: Criminal Investigation Program, by Status or Disposition, Fiscal Year 2007

Taxpayer Assistance (PDF)

Table 19: Internal Revenue Service taxpayer Assistance and Education Programs for Individual Taxpayers, by Type of Assistance or Program, Fiscal Year 2006

Table 20: Taxpayer Advocate Service: Postfiling Taxpayer Assistance Program, by Type of Issue and Relief, Fiscal Year 2006

Table 21: Appeals Workload, by Type of Case, Fiscal Year 2006

Tax-Exempt Activities (PDF)

Table 22: Tax-Exempt Guidance and Other Regulatory Activities, Fiscal Year 2007

Table 23: Determination Letters Issued on Employee Pension Plans, by Type and Disposition of Plan, Fiscal Year 2007

Table 24: Tax-Exempt Organization and Other Entity Applications or Disposals, by Type of Organization and Internal Revenue Code Section, Fiscal Year 2007

Table 25: Tax-Exempt Organizations and Nonexempt Charitable Trust, Fiscal Years 2004-2007

Chief Counsel (PDF)

Table 26: Chief Counsel Workload; All Cases, by Office and Type of Case or Activity, Fiscal Year 2007

Table 27: Chief Counsel Workload: Tax Litigation Cases, by Type of Case, Fiscal Year 2007

IRS Budget and Workforce (PDF)

Table 28: Costs Incurred by the Internal Revenue Service, by Budget Activity, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007

Table 29: Internal Revenue Service Collections, Costs, Personnel, and U.S. Population, Fiscal Years 1980-2007

Table 30: Internal Revenue Service Personnel Summary, by Employment Status, Budget Activity, and Selected Type of Personnel, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007

Table 31: Internal Revenue Service Labor Force, Compared to National Totals for Civilian and Federal Labor Forces, by Race, National Origin, and Gender, Fiscal Year 2007