Table 1B. Calendar Year Projections of
Individual Returns by IRS Business
Operating Division and by Selected
Processing Category for the United States
Actual Estimated Projecte
Type of Return / Processing Category 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Forms 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ 137,725,325 152,661,500 140,240,900 140,903,300 141,565,600
Wage and Investment Returns 96,394,176 110,402,800 97,373,100 96,962,300 97,633,000
Paper Returns 37,988,407 44,267,000 27,311,600 22,759,000 19,331,900
Electronically Filed Returns 58,405,769 66,135,800 70,061,500 74,203,400 78,301,100
Small Business/Self Employed Returns 41,331,149 42,258,700 42,867,900 43,940,900 43,932,600
Paper Returns 19,874,835 19,942,500 19,634,800 19,833,900 18,876,000
Electronically Filed Returns 21,456,314 22,316,200 23,233,100 24,107,000 25,056,600
Forms 1040-NR/NR-EZ/C 621,810 655,500 684,700 707,200 729,700
Forms 1040-PR and 1040-SS 124,311 227,200 240,700 254,200 267,700
Notes:
2007 volumes include Forms 1040/A/EZ returns filed
only to claim TETR.
2008 volumes include the marginal effects of the 2008
Economic Stimulus Package.
Detail may not add to total due to rounding.
See Table Notes section for more detail.
Source: Fall 2008 Document 6187, IRS, Office of
Research, Forecasting and Service Analysis Group
Projected
2012 2013 2014 2015
143,096,300 144,218,200 144,921,000 145,599,200
98,396,400 98,891,900 99,114,100 99,292,200
17,336,100 15,706,800 14,036,700 13,773,900
81,060,300 83,185,100 85,077,300 85,518,300
44,699,900 45,326,300 45,806,900 46,307,000
18,988,500 18,958,900 18,661,000 17,338,500
25,711,400 26,367,400 27,145,900 28,968,500
752,200 774,700 797,200 819,700
281,200 294,700 308,200 321,700