The stats on the IRS.

The annual IRS Data Book sheds some light on what the agency's fiscal year 2021 looked like, including:

Processing more than 261 million tax returns and other forms.

Issuing more than $1.1 trillion in tax refunds (including $585.7 billion in Economic Impact Payments and Advance Child Tax Credits).

Assisting 80.6 million taxpayers via phone or in IRS offices.

--IRS Data Book

THE number

70%

The number of Americans who say they define their sense of purpose through work.

--McKinsey & Co

1 in 3

The number of people who said they are "likely" or "very likely" to apply for a new credit card before a vacation in 2022.

-Wallet Hub

63%

The number of CPA firms that use an external cloud provider to host their applications, up from 51% in 2020.

--CPA Firm Management Association

S300K+

The amount the average 65-year-old married couple...