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refunds remain down in total number and amount.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by beth bellor<\/i>
\n卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间<\/i><\/p>\n

more people self-prepare their income taxes all the time, and pros still hold the edge in e-filings. but they’re\u00a0losing ground little by little.<\/p>\n

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\"chart<\/a>as of march 30, the last week for which data are available, the internal revenue service had received 94.1 million individual income tax returns, up 0.5 percent from 2017.<\/p>\n

the agency had processed 91. 6 million returns, up 0.3 percent.<\/p>\n

the irs had processed 97.3 percent of returns received.<\/strong><\/p>\n

e-filings totaled 87.3 million, up 0.8 percent. of those, 48.4 million were handled by tax professionals, down 0.6 percent, and 39 million by self-preparers, up 2.6 percent.<\/p>\n

even though the trends are heading in opposite directions, tax pros still hold the edge in e-filings, preparing 55.4 percent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

visits to irs.gov at 324.4 million are up 24.2 percent.<\/p>\n

the total number of refunds issued to date was 73.4 million, down 1.1 percent, totaling $212.3 billion, down 0.6 percent. the average refund at $2,893 was up 0.5 percent.<\/p>\n

direct deposit refunds to date totaled 63.9 million, down 1.3 percent, and $193.9 billion, down 1.1 percent. the average direct deposit refund at $3,036 was up 0.2 percent.<\/p>\n

direct deposit was favored by 87 percent of refund recipients.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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refunds remain down in total number and amount.<\/strong>
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