

IR-2015-34, Feb. 26, 2015
WASHINGTON — Almost 40 million tax refunds worth nearly $125 billion have been issued as of Feb. 20, according to Internal Revenue Service statistics released today. The average refund is $3,120.
The IRS has processed nearly 50 million returns, about one-third of the total individual federal income tax returns the agency expects to receive this year, with almost 83 percent of those returns resulting in refunds. More than 92 percent of refunds have been directly deposited into taxpayer accounts. The IRS recommends direct deposit as a safe, quick way for taxpayers to get their refunds.
The IRS also recommends taxpayers who have yet to file explore the numerous online tools and resources available on IRS.gov, which taxpayers visited almost 160 million times so far this year.
Longer wait times on IRS phone lines and at IRS offices mean it’s more important than ever for taxpayers to use IRS online tools and resources on IRS.gov.
 

2015 FILING SEASON STATISTICS


Cumulative statistics comparing 2/21/14 and 2/20/15


Individual Income Tax Returns:


2014


2015


% change


Total Receipts


49,558,000


49,651,000


0.2


Total Processed


48,335,000


48,295,000


-0.1


 


 


 


 


E-filing Receipts:


 


 


 


TOTAL           


46,641,000


47,157,000


1.1


Tax Professionals


24,687,000


23,725,000


-3.9


Self-prepared


21,954,000


23,432,000


6.7


 


 


 


 


Web Usage:


 


 


 


Visits to IRS.gov


143,672,874


158,287,233


10.17%


 


 


 


 


Total Refunds:


 


 


 


Number


40,389,000


39,964,000


-1.1


Amount


$125.831


billion


124.670


Billion


-0.9


Average refund


$3,116


$3,120


0.1


 


 


 


 


Direct Deposit Refunds:


 


 


 


Number


35,694,000


36,817,000


3.1


Amount


$112.628


billion


$118.496


Billion


5.2


Average refund


$3,155


$3,218


2.0

 
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