2010 Tax Filing Season Statistics

The IRS yesterday released final 2010 tax season statistics (IR-2010-112):

Year	Total Filed	e-Filed	% e-filed
2001	130,965,000	40,244,000	30.73%
2002	131,728,000	46,892,000	35.60%
2003	131,557,000	52,944,000	40.24%
2004	132,200,000	61,507,000	46.53%
2005	133,933,000	68,476,000	51.13%
2006	136,071,000	73,255,000	53.84%
2007	140,188,000	79,979,000	57.05%
2008	153,650,000	89,853,000	58.48%
2009	141,376,000	94,980,000	67.18%
2010	141,536,000	98,740,000	69.76%

 

2010 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative through the weeks ending 11/06/09 and 11/05/10
Individual Returns	2009		2010		% Change
Total Receipts	143,529,000		141,536,000		-1.4%
Total Processed	143,079,000		141,536,000		-1.4%
E-filing Receipts:
TOTAL	95,478,000		98,740,000		3.4%
Tax Professionals	63,285,000		63,893,000		1.0%
Self-prepared	32,193,000		34,847,000		8.2%
Web Usage:
Visits to IRS.gov	275,308,302		281,765,152		2.3%
Total Refunds:
Number	111,163,000		108,923,000		-2.0%
Amount	$315.290b		$326.125b		3.4%
Average refund	$2,836		$2,994		5.6%
Direct Deposit Refunds:
Number	72,982,000		74,460,000		2.0%
Amount	$220.250b		$237.444b		7.8%
Average refund	$3,018		$3,189		5.7%