2001 Filing Statistics Released

As of April, 6, the IRS had already received nearly 5.2 million computer-filed returns from taxpayers doing their own returns, surpassing the 5 million total for all of last year.

This segment of e-filers has shown the largest growth rate, up more than 35% over the same period last year. The IRS has certified 61.7 million refunds, totaling more than $107 billion. At $1,740, the average refund is up 5.2% over this time last year.

2001 Filing Season Statistics Cumulative through the week ending 4/7/00 & 4/6/01
	2000	2001	% Change
Individual Income Tax Returns
Total Receipts	77,158,000	77,010,000	-0.2
Total Processed	69,212,000	68,315,000	-1.3
E-filing Receipts
Total	30,670,000	34,242,000	11.6
TeleFile (phone)	4,522,000	3,856,000	-14.7
Computer	26,148,000	30,386,000	16.2
Tax Professionals	22,332,000	25,207,000	12.9
Self-prepared	3,816,000	5,179,000	35.7
Refunds Certified by the Martinsburg Computing Center
Number	61,868,000	61,705,000	-0.3
Amount of principal	$102.303 billion	$107.356 billion	4.9
Average refund	$1,654	$1,740	5.2
Direct Deposit Refunds
Number	24,801,000	28,202,000	13.7
Amount	$52.458 billion	$60.936 billion	16.2
Average	$2,115	$2,161	2.2