return and refund numbers were both well up.
by beth bellor
we here at 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 love to make valid comparisons. apples to apples, you might say. so we really, really wanted the irs to release 2021 data that would align with 2020’s july 15 individual income tax return filing deadline.
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nah. didn’t happen. we waited. stil, nah. the last data was pushed out for june 11 and crickets since then. so much for relying on the government for useful information, huh?
as of june 11, the infernal (oops, *internal*) revenue service had received 152.5 million individual income tax returns, up 11.7 percent from the same period in 2020. is this because in 2020, some people still were waiting to file? (author who owed a refund raises hand.) agency is silent on this matter.
of the returns received, it had processed 141 million, up 13.2 percent, for a processing rate of 92.5 percent, not shabby.
e-filings
electronic filings totaled 140.9 million, up 13.6 percent. of these, 75.9 million were filed by tax professionals, up 20.2 percent. self-preparers handled 65 million, up 6.8 percent.
overall, 53.9 percent of e-filings went through pros. we’ve seen numerous comments over the season from people murmuring about hybrid filings that are part pro, part diy. so what does 53.9 percent mean in real outlook? feel free to pile on in the comments and let’s talk.
website visits
visits to irs.gov (because phone calls are largely ineffective and who knows what happens to emails?) at 1.46 billion with a b were up 13.8 percent.
refunds
total refunds numbered 104.3 million, up 13.2 percent, in the total amount of $289.5 billion, up 13.5 percent. the average refund of $2,775 was up 0.3 percent.
direct deposit refunds numbered 93.9 million, up 22.4 percent, in the total amount of $267.5 billion, up 20 percent. the average direct deposit refund of $2,850 was down 2 percent, the only downtick in the entire report.
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