The Internal Revenue Service last week released its 2015 IRS Data Book, which includes information about returns filed, taxes collected and other tax-related subjects. It covers the agency’s fiscal year, Oct. 1, 2014, to Sept. 30, 2015.
“During fiscal year 2015, the IRS collected more than $3.3 trillion, processed more than 243 million tax returns and other forms, and issued more than $403 billion in tax refunds,” the agency said in a news release.
The IRS’ website, IRS.gov, saw more than 493 million visits in fiscal 2015, and one of its most popular online tools, Where’s My Refund, handled 234 million inquiries, which set a record and was a 24 percent increase over the previous year.