

IR-2010-112, Nov. 10, 2010
WASHINGTON — Nearly 99 million individuals filed their federal income tax returns electronically during 2010, a 3 percent increase in the IRS e-file rate. Of the 141.5 million returns filed so far this year, almost 70 percent were filed electronically.
Each year, more taxpayers chose to e-file their tax returns. Last year, nearly 95 million taxpayers or 67 percent used e-file. In the past decade, the number of individual tax returns e-filed has increased by 145 percent. The overall number of individual tax returns increased only by 8 percent. IRS e-file is no longer is the exception; now it is the norm.
 

 Year
  Filed


Total
Returns


e-filed
  Returns


Percent
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%

Home Computer e-filers
Taxpayers who prepare their own tax returns using home computers continued to set the pace for e-file. This year, more than 35 percent of e-filers prepared and filed their returns themselves.
Almost 35 million returns were e-filed from home computers, up 8 percent from last year.
Direct Deposit Refunds
More than 74 million refunds were electronically deposited into taxpayers’ accounts, saving taxpayers a trip to the bank. More importantly, these taxpayers received their refunds at least a week faster than those receiving paper checks.
These direct deposit refunds accounted for almost 69 percent of all refunds, up from 66 percent of refunds last year. Overall, the IRS issued 109 million refunds, averaging $2,994 per refund; direct deposit refunds averaged $3,189 per refund.

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%

 
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