Tax Day Facts

Some numbers to keep in mind on this Tax Day:

• $1.72 trillion: The amount the IRS expects to collect this year
• $406 billion: The gap between what the IRS estimates people owe and what they collect
• 155 million: The number of returns Americans are expected to file
• 70 percent: The number of filers who get a refund
• $2,925: The average amount of that refund
• 8.1 billion hours: The amount of time Americans spend working on taxes
• 1.1 million: Number of tax returns audited by the IRS each year
• 0.6 percent: The chances that you personally will be audited