

IR-2011-44, April 13, 2011
WASHINGTON — As the April 18 tax return filing deadline nears, taxpayers can find a wealth of tax-related information on the IRS YouTube channel. The channel, which debuted in August 2009, features numerous IRS experts answering common and not-so-common tax questions.
The IRS YouTube channel is home to hundreds of videos on subjects ranging from how to choose a tax preparer to filing your taxes for free to checking on your refund.
Videos are posted in English, Spanish and American Sign Language.
To date, there have been more than 1.7 million views. The IRS YouTube video channel is the fifth most viewed out of more than 125 U.S. government YouTube channels.
Taxpayers can even subscribe to the channel to receive notice of new video offerings. In fact, the IRS will soon be featuring summertime video tax tips. Topics include the tax implications of summer day camps and summer jobs.
Hot Topics for the Final Week of Filing Season
The following videos include information last-minute filers will find useful:
Last-Minute Tax Tips (obsolete video removed 4/28/11)
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[Filing season statistics for the week ending April 8, 2011, are provided below.]
 

2011 FILING SEASON STATISTICS


Cumulative through the weeks ending  04/09/10 and 04/08/11


Individual Income Tax Returns


2010


2011


% Change


Total Receipts


  98,802,000


98,562,000


-0.2%


Total Processed


93,205,000


95,806,000


  2.8%


 


 


 


 


E-filing Receipts:


 


 


 


TOTAL


77,395,000


83,662,000


  8.1%


Tax Professionals


50,070,000


53,658,000


  7.2%


Self-prepared


27,325,000


30,004,000


  9.8%


 


 


 


 


Web Usage:


 


 


 


Visits to IRS.gov


162,235,522


172,489,766


6.3


 


 


 


 


Total Refunds:


 


 


 


Number


79,705,000


80,874,000


1.5%


Amount


$234.306


Billion


$234.161


Billion


- 0.1


Average refund


$2,940


$2,895


-1.5%


 


 


 


 


Direct Deposit Refunds:


 


 


 


Number


61,428,000


64,343,000


  4.7%


Amount


$194.813


Billion


$199.490


Billion


  2.4%


Average refund


$3,171


$3,100


  -2.2%

 
 
 


