Wednesday's Tax Tip #19 - IRS Tax Processing

Not so much a tax tip this week, but an interesting item.

Hat Tip. TaxProf

2008 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative through the weeks ending 5/18/07 and 5/16/08
Individual Income Tax Returns	2007	2008	% Change
Total Receipts	129,150,000	143,138,000	10.8%
Total Processed	119,827,000	130,342,000	8.8%
E-filing Receipts:
TOTAL	77,076,000	86,347,000	12.0%
Tax Professionals	54,932,000	59,975,000	9.2%
Self-prepared	22,145,000	26,372,000	19.1%
Web Usage:
Visits to IRS.gov	142,282,000	205,654,000	44.5%