Volumes for ETA Pilots Off to a Good Start

• On-line e-file Customer Number (ECN) Pilot- 655,000 taxpayers took advantage of ECNs

• Practitioner PIN Pilot- Almost 500,000 returns e-filed using self-selected PINs

• Credit Card Pilot- Over 53,000 payments processed totaling over $183 million

• Direct Debit Pilot- Approximately 75,000 payments processed totaling $139 million

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On-line ECN Pilot: ECNS issued to eligible taxpayers via F8160E postcard

- Over 8 million F8160E containing ECNs for 12 million filers issued

Practitioner PIN Pilot: 493,000 returns e-filed using self-selected PINs.

Credit Card Pilot: Statistics as of April 23, 1999; Largest payment was $5.2 million; 140 payments were over $100,000.

Direct Debit Pilot: Statistics as of April 23, 1999;