2010 Filing Season Statistics

Yesterday, the IRS released statistics from the 2010 filing season. What shouldn't come as a surprise is that the percentage of federal returns e-filed continues to rise. This is largely due to an increase of taxpayers who self-prepared their returns this year. At the same time, the number of returns filed dropped by 2 million from '09. Additionally, the percentage of filers who received a refund dropped by only half a percent.

Here are the highlights from the report:

2010 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative through the weeks ending 11/06/09 and 11/05/10
Individual Income Tax 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	$315.290	Billion	$326.125	Billion	3.4%
Average refund	$2,836		$2,994		5.6%
Direct Deposit Refunds:
Number	72,982,000		74,460,000		2.0%
Amount	$220.250	Billion	$237.444	Billion	7.8%
Average refund	$3,018		$3,189		5.7%

To view the full report, click here.