PHOENIX – The Internal Revenue Service recently announced a milestone for IRS e-file – more than 122 million returns were e-filed during 2013.

This year, the IRS received more than 45.2 million returns from those who prepared and e-filed their own returns on home computers, up from 43.2 million a year earlier, an increase of 4.6 percent. E-filed returns from tax professionals increased slightly, totaling more than 77 million returns. Whether they are self prepared or prepared by a tax return preparer, 91 percent of all tax returns filed by individuals are prepared on computers using tax preparation software, which improves the accuracy of those returns.

Other highlights from the new filing season statistics show:

• During 2013, the IRS issued more than 109 million refunds worth almost $300 billion.
• Almost 77 percent of refund recipients chose to receive their refunds through direct deposit.
• More people are using IRS.gov to get answers, file their returns and resolve issues. So far in 2013, the IRS web site has been accessed more than 430 million times, up almost 24 percent compared to the same time last year.

2013 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative statistics comparing 11/23/12 and 11/22/13
Individual Income Tax Returns:	2012	2013	% Change
Total Receipts	147,874,000	147,744,000	-0.1
Total Processed	147,284,000	147,223,000	-0.04
E-filing Receipts:
TOTAL	119,560,000	122,515,000	2.5
Tax Professionals	76,322,000	77,268,000	1.2
Self-prepared	43,238,000	45,247,000	4.6
Web Usage:
Visits to IRS.gov	353,974,215	438,066,180	23.8
Total Refunds:
Number	110,224,000	109,261,000	-0.9
Amount	$307.983 Billion	$299.863 Billion	-2.6
Average refund	$2,794	$2,744	-1.8
Direct Deposit Refunds:
Number	82,735,000	83,728,000	1.2
Amount	$246.657 Billion	$244.929 Billion	-0.7
Average refund	$2,981	$2,925	-1.9

 

Editor’s Note: As of 11-27-2013, Utahns had electronically filed 1,012,650 federal income tax returns.

Submitted by the IRS

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