IRS YouTube Videos Provide Information to Last-Minute Filers
Washington –– As the April 18 tax return filing deadline nears, taxpayers can find a wealth of tax-related information on the IRS YouTube channel. The channel, which debuted in August 2009, features numerous IRS experts answering common and not-so-common tax questions.
The IRS YouTube channel is home to hundreds of videos on subjects ranging from how to choose a tax preparer to filing your taxes for free to checking on your refund.
Videos are posted in English, Spanish and American Sign Language.
To date, there have been more than 1.7 million views. The IRS YouTube video channel is the fifth most viewed out of more than 125 U.S. government YouTube channels.
Taxpayers can even subscribe to the channel to receive notice of new video offerings. In fact, the IRS will soon be featuring summertime video tax tips. Topics include the tax implications of summer day camps and summer jobs.
Hot Topics for the Final Week of Filing Season
The following videos include information last-minute filers will find useful:
- Last-Minute Tax Tips English
- File Your Taxes for Free English | Spanish | ASL
- Owe Taxes But Can’t Pay? English | Spanish | ASL
- Where’s My Refund? English | Spanish | ASL
- How to Check Your Refund on IRS2Go Phone App English | ASL
[Filing season statistics for the week ending April 8, 2011, are provided below.]
| 2011 FILING SEASON STATISTICS | |||||
| Cumulative through the weeks ending 04/09/10 and 04/08/11 | |||||
| Individual Income Tax Returns | 2010 | 2011 | % Change | ||
| Total Receipts | 98,802,000 | 98,562,000 | -0.2% | ||
| Total Processed | 93,205,000 | 95,806,000 | 2.8% | ||
| E-filing Receipts: | |||||
| TOTAL | 77,395,000 | 83,662,000 | 8.1% | ||
| Tax Professionals | 50,070,000 | 53,658,000 | 7.2% | ||
| Self-prepared | 27,325,000 | 30,004,000 | 9.8% | ||
| Web Usage: | |||||
| Visits to IRS.gov | 162,235,522 | 172,489,766 | 6.3 | ||
| Total Refunds: | |||||
| Number | 79,705,000 | 80,874,000 | 1.5% | ||
| Amount | $234.306 | Billion | $234.161 | Billion | – 0.1 |
| Average refund | $2,940 | $2,895 | -1.5% | ||
| Direct Deposit Refunds: | |||||
| Number | 61,428,000 | 64,343,000 | 4.7% | ||
| Amount | $194.813 | Billion | $199.490 | Billion | 2.4% |
| Average refund | $3,171 | $3,100 | -2.2% | ||