As e-file Grows, IRS Receives Fewer Tax Returns on Paper, yes, we are saving trees.
As of March 28, the Internal Revenue Service has received 82 million returns through e-file, about 91 percent of returns filed this year.
Only about 9 percent, 8.3 million returns, were filed on paper.
The IRS expects to receive about 148 million individual income tax returns this year and projects that 23 million returns will be on paper, down 7 percent from last year’s total of 25 million paper returns.
IRS e-file has accomplished many goals, including reducing the amount of paper the government must process.
This reduction of paper processing allows the agency to be more efficient and use valuable resources to address other critical work.
The safest way to file
You should know and be reminded that taxpayers that e-file is the safest, fastest and easiest way to submit their individual tax returns. Since 1990, taxpayers have e-filed more than 1 billion Form 1040 series tax returns safely and securely.
E filers are Growing Every Year, The Latest Report from Fresh Start Tax LLC
