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Statistics of Income Bulletin, Fall, 2004
Table 19.--Internal Revenue Tax Refunds: Amount Refunded by Quarter and
Fiscal Year, 1987-2004
[Money amounts are in millions of dollars]
Amount refunded by type of return
Individual Corporation
income income
Quarter and fiscal year Total [1] taxes [2] taxes [3]
(1) (2) (3)
FISCAL YEAR 1987, TOTAL 96,969 73,583 19,891
October 1986-December 1986 8,668 3,406 4,789
January 1987-March 1987 28,422 22,198 5,296
April 1987-June 1987 50,063 42,858 5,948
July 1987-September 1987 9,816 5,121 3,858
FISCAL YEAR 1988, TOTAL 94,480 74,399 16,477
October 1987-December 1987 7,701 3,437 3,727
January 1988-March 1988 27,798 21,744 5,248
April 1988-June 1988 49,202 43,769 3,848
July 1988-September 1988 9,776 5,449 3,654
FISCAL YEAR 1989, TOTAL 93,613 73,597 14,921
October 1988-December 1988 8,380 3,362 4,461
January 1989-March 1989 32,041 26,759 4,462
April 1989-June 1989 43,538 38,895 3,849
July 1989-September 1989 9,654 4,581 2,149
FISCAL YEAR 1990, TOTAL 99,656 76,065 18,324
October 1989-December 1989 8,487 3,094 4,605
January 1990-March 1990 37,121 31,367 4,922
Apri1 1990-June 1990 43,308 36,952 4,209
July 1990-September 1990 10,740 4,652 4,588
FISCAL YEAR 1991, TOTAL 104,380 82,877 17,440
October 1990-December 1990 8,284 3,367 4,148
January 1991-March 1991 38,020 32,811 4,286
April 1991-June 1991 47,962 41,638 4,748
July 1991-September 1991 10,114 5,061 4,258
FISCAL YEAR 1992, TOTAL 113,108 88,624 19,688
October 1991-December 1991 10,072 3,607 5,639
January 1992-March 1992 44,657 38,183 5,750
April 1992-June 1992 47,817 42,231 4,596
July 1992-September 1992 10,562 4,603 3,703
FISCAL YEAR 1993, TOTAL 93,580 74,234 16,035
October 1992-December 1992 7,891 3,081 4,190
January 1993-March 1993 37,213 31,503 4,971
April 1993-June 1993 39,325 35,353 3,195
July 1993-September 1993 9,151 4,297 3,679
FISCAL YEAR 1994, TOTAL 96,980 75,935 16,251
October 1993-December 1993 7,329 2,322 4,176
January 1994-March 1994 34,614 27,859 5,800
April 1994-June 1994 43,804 40,876 2,109
July 1994-September 1994 11,233 4,878 4,165
FISCAL YEAR 1995, TOTAL 108,035 84,056 19,350
October 1994-December 1994 9,086 3,440 4,909
January 1995-March 1995 35,791 27,642 6,370
April 1995-June 1995 53,388 47,433 4,904
July 1995-September 1995 9,770 5,541 3,167
FISCAL YEAR 1996, TOTAL 132,710 107,361 19,201
October 1995-December 1995 11,149 4,133 5,391
January 1996-March 1996 48,625 41,633 6,103
April 1996-June 1996 61,612 56,319 4,363
July 1996-September 1996 11,324 5,276 3,344
FISCAL YEAR 1997, TOTAL 142,599 113,083 24,046
October 1996-December 1996 13,306 4,460 8,082
January 1997-March 1997 58,345 51,442 5,771
April 1997-June 1997 57,421 51,980 4,399
July 1997-September 1997 13,525 5,201 5,794
FISCAL YEAR 1998, TOTAL 153,828 119,499 27,560
October 1997-December 1997 10,680 4,369 5,496
January 1998-March 1998 66,516 56,124 9,326
April 1998-June 1998 59,172 52,613 5,506
July 1998-September 1998 17,460 6,393 7,232
FISCAL YEAR 1999, TOTAL 185,282 146,406 34,062
October 1998-December 1998 15,684 5,010 9,885
January 1999-March 1999 77,493 65,467 10,648
April 1999-June 1999 76,729 68,418 7,139
July 1999-September 1999 15,376 7,511 6,390
FISCAL YEAR 2000, TOTAL 195,751 157,837 30,382
October 1999-December 1999 16,453 6,590 8,844
January 2000-March 2000 94,728 84,290 8,933
April 2000-June 2000 67,353 59,386 6,625
July 2000-September 2000 17,217 7,571 5,980
FISCAL YEAR 2001, TOTAL 252,787 205,690 37,941
October 2000-December 2000 17,859 6,685 10,148
January 2001-March 2001 102,741 87,193 13,984
April 2001-June 2001 75,813 66,964 7,409
July 2001-September 2001 56,374 44,848 6,400
FISCAL YEAR 2002, TOTAL 257,644 183,891 66,758
October 2001-December 2001 26,567 8,665 16,659
January 2002-March 2002 94,761 76,571 16,658
April 2002-June 2002 107,211 87,192 18,498
July 2002-September 2002 29,105 11,463 14,942
FISCAL YEAR 2003, TOTAL 296,064 223,317 65,332
October 2002-December 2002 32,964 11,292 20,580
January 2003-March 2003 126,113 105,124 19,587
April 2003-June 2003 98,530 81,958 14,958
July 2003-September 2003 38,457 24,943 10,207
FISCAL YEAR 2004
October 2003-December 2003 30,851 10,930 18,913
January 2004-March 2004 127,181 116,146 9,528
April 2004-June 2004 92,443 81,049 10,062
Amount refunded by type of return
Excise Employment Estate and
Quarter and fiscal year taxes [1,4] taxes [5] gift taxes
(4) (5) (6)
FISCAL YEAR 1987, TOTAL 1,381 1,900 214
October 1986-December 1986 111 312 50
January 1987-March 1987 479 393 56
April 1987-June 1987 332 869 57
July 1987-September 1987 459 326 52
FISCAL YEAR 1988, TOTAL 1,114 2,263 227
October 1987-December 1987 207 275 55
January 1988-March 1988 198 553 55
April 1988-June 1988 421 1,114 50
July 1988-September 1988 288 321 67
FISCAL YEAR 1989, TOTAL 2,054 2,771 269
October 1988-December 1988 118 359 80
January 1989-March 1989 182 570 67
April 1989-June 1989 350 381 63
July 1989-September 1989 1,404 1,461 59
FISCAL YEAR 1990, TOTAL 2,261 2,677 329
October 1989-December 1989 300 409 79
January 1990-March 1990 342 423 67
Apri1 1990-June 1990 549 1,492 106
July 1990-September 1990 1,070 353 77
FISCAL YEAR 1991, TOTAL 1,188 2,471 404
October 1990-December 1990 344 323 102
January 1991-March 1991 293 538 92
April 1991-June 1991 226 1,249 101
July 1991-September 1991 325 361 109
FISCAL YEAR 1992, TOTAL 1,997 2,398 401
October 1991-December 1991 379 346 101
January 1992-March 1992 201 430 93
April 1992-June 1992 476 399 115
July 1992-September 1992 941 1,223 92
FISCAL YEAR 1993, TOTAL 958 1,969 384
October 1992-December 1992 208 324 88
January 1993-March 1993 239 396 104
April 1993-June 1993 290 397 90
July 1993-September 1993 221 852 102
FISCAL YEAR 1994, TOTAL 1,877 2,477 441
October 1993-December 1993 394 324 113
January 1994-March 1994 403 445 107
April 1994-June 1994 333 393 93
July 1994-September 1994 747 1,315 128
FISCAL YEAR 1995, TOTAL 2,223 1,972 434
October 1994-December 1994 319 304 114
January 1995-March 1995 926 753 101
April 1995-June 1995 500 443 108
July 1995-September 1995 478 472 111
FISCAL YEAR 1996, TOTAL 2,075 3,584 489
October 1995-December 1995 361 1,152 112
January 1996-March 1996 239 538 112
April 1996-June 1996 355 454 121
July 1996-September 1996 1,120 1,440 144
FISCAL YEAR 1997, TOTAL 1,790 3,104 576
October 1996-December 1996 155 433 176
January 1997-March 1997 493 552 87
April 1997-June 1997 375 522 146
July 1997-September 1997 767 1,596 167
FISCAL YEAR 1998, TOTAL 1,600 4,562 609
October 1997-December 1997 165 499 151
January 1998-March 1998 266 670 130
April 1998-June 1998 188 683 182
July 1998-September 1998 981 2,708 146
FISCAL YEAR 1999, TOTAL 1,690 2,470 654
October 1998-December 1998 143 455 191
January 1999-March 1999 508 741 129
April 1999-June 1999 369 646 157
July 1999-September 1999 670 628 177
FISCAL YEAR 2000, TOTAL 1,802 4,957 773
October 1999-December 1999 176 613 230
January 2000-March 2000 539 791 175
April 2000-June 2000 388 773 181
July 2000-September 2000 699 2,780 187
FISCAL YEAR 2001, TOTAL 1,948 6,283 925
October 2000-December 2000 232 549 245
January 2001-March 2001 468 897 199
April 2001-June 2001 465 789 186
July 2001-September 2001 783 4,048 295
FISCAL YEAR 2002, TOTAL 2,248 3,944 803
October 2001-December 2001 321 700 222
January 2002-March 2002 545 821 166
April 2002-June 2002 625 668 228
July 2002-September 2002 758 1,754 188
FISCAL YEAR 2003, TOTAL 2,026 4,445 944
October 2002-December 2002 215 609 268
January 2003-March 2003 526 685 191
April 2003-June 2003 607 789 217
July 2003-September 2003 677 2,362 268
FISCAL YEAR 2004
October 2003-December 2003 220 562 226
January 2004-March 2004 580 755 172
April 2004-June 2004 499 646 188
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