IR-2009-99, Nov. 2, 2009
WASHINGTON — Individuals e-filed a record 95 million federal income tax returns during 2009, up almost 6 percent from last year’s total of nearly 90 million. About two out of three taxpayers e-filed this year; out of the 141 million returns filed so far this year, over 67 percent were e-filed, compared to 59 percent last year.
Each year, more taxpayers chose to e-file their tax returns. While the total number of tax returns has increased 10 percent during the past decade, the number filed electronically has increased by 168 percent. Taxpayers who e-file from a home computer continue to be an increasingly significant segment of those who e-file.
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Total Returns |
e-ob体育d Returns |
Percent e-filed |
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2000 |
128,430,000 |
35,412,000 |
27.57% |
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2001 |
130,965,000 |
40,244,000 |
30.73% |
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2002 |
131,728,000 |
46,892,000 |
35.60% |
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2003 |
131,557,000 |
52,944,000 |
40.24% |
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2004 |
132,200,000 |
61,507,000 |
46.53% |
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2005 |
133,933,000 |
68,476,000 |
51.13% |
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2006 |
136,071,000 |
73,255,000 |
53.84% |
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2007 |
140,188,000 |
79,979,000 |
57.05% |
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2008 |
153,650,000 |
89,853,000 |
58.48% |
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2009 |
141,376,000 |
94,980,000 |
67.18% |
Home Computer e-filers
This year, for the first time, more than a third of e-filers are those doing it themselves from a home computer More than 32 million returns were e-filed from home computers, up almost 20 percent from last year’s record of 27 million. People filing from their home computers account for about 34 percent of all e-filed returns from individuals.
Direct Deposit Refunds
Almost 73 million refunds were electronically deposited into taxpayer’s accounts, saving the government mailing costs and saving taxpayers a trip to the bank. More importantly, these taxpayers received their refunds a week sooner than those receiving a paper check.
These direct deposit refunds accounted for 66 percent of all refunds, up from 62 percent of refunds last year. Overall, the IRS issued 110 million refunds, averaging $2,753 per refund; direct deposit refunds averaged $2,997 per refund.
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More than 3 million taxpayers filed their tax returns for free through the IRS free file program. This year for the first time, taxpayers could also file directly to the IRS by completing a Form 1040 on IRS.gov; 273,000 taxpayers used this new way to file.
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2009 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
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Cumulative through the weeks ending 10/17/08 and 10/16/09
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Individual Income Tax Returns |
2008 |
2009 |
% Change |
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Total Receipts |
153,650,000 |
-8.0% |
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Total Processed |
152,759,000 |
140,718,000 |
-7.9% |
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E-filing Receipts: |
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TOTAL |
89,853,000 |
94,980,000 |
5.7% |
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Tax Professionals |
62,932,000 |
62,786,000 |
-0.23% |
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Self-prepared |
26,921,000 |
32,193,000 |
19.6% |
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Web Usage: |
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Visits to IRS.gov |
323,463,010 |
266,631,821 |
-17.57% |
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Total Refunds: |
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Number |
106,200,000 |
110,071,000 |
3.6% |
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Amount |
$251.827 |
Billion |
$303.069 |
Billion |
20.3% |
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Average refund |
$2,371 |
$2,753 |
16.1% |
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Direct Deposit Refunds: |
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Number |
66,240,000 |
72,717,000 |
9.8% |
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Amount |
$179.708 |
Billion |
$217.915 |
Billion |
21.3% |
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Average refund |
$2,713 |
$2,997 |
10.5% |
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