You’ve filed your return (hopefully) and are kicking back — or kicking the trash can in tax frustration. Either way, the folks at BillShrink.com – which likes to help you find the best deals on cell phones, credit cards etc. — compiled this little list of tax stats for consumers: 
$1,500: That’s 10% of the average family’s tax bill they could recoup if they got on a better wireless plan, switched credit card providers, and drove to a cheaper gas station according to BillShrink.com.
60: The number of times around the Earth all the pages of tax forms and instructions filed each year by U.S .taxpayers would stretch if laid out end to end.
4/16: Unofficially known as “Divorce Day†because of the sharp increase in federal filings after plotting spouses have access to uploaded financial information
1916: Year in which the word “lawful†preceding “income†was removed from the Internal Revenue Code, making illegal income also taxable.
120: Average number of days a U.S. taxpayer will work each year to pay tax liabilities.
48: Number of hours within which you are required to pay sales tax to the Tennessee Department of Revenue for all purchases of illegal drugs.
351,191,000—Visits to IRS.gov in 2008, a 61% increase from 2007.
2015: Year in which electronic returns are projected to outnumber paper returns.
1817-1861—Years in which the United States Federal Government collected no internal revenue.
9,097,000—Number of words in the IRS tax code, a 652% increase from 1955.
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