The Internal Revenue has released the following statistics comparing the 2011 and 2010 tax filing seasons, as of Dec. 31, 2011.
| 2010 | 2011 | Percent change | |
| Total individual returns received | 142,449,000 | 145,320,000 | 2.0 |
| Total returns filed electronically | 98,740,000 | 112,226,000 | 13.6 |
| Total money refunded | $328.4 billion | $318.5 billion | -3.0 |
| Average refund | $3,003 | $2,913 | -3.0 |
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Online:
IRS statistics; http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=252176,00.html
