Among residents of Manhattan, only 1.1 percent of tax filers reported an income of $100,000 or more.

I don't think they have eased the concerns of tax filers much over the years, as far as being more friendly.

The tax filers are not competing for refund amounts.

For many tax filers, this tax season may be unlike any other.

Below are 10 tips for tax filers feeling the ill effects of the recession:

About 70 percent of tax filers get nothing from the deduction, in large part because many don't make enough money to itemize their tax returns.

This year, technology flaws at some storefronts caused a number of early tax filers to go elsewhere.

More than 70 percent of tax filers don't get any benefit from the deduction at all.

The year a similar percent of tax filers had incomes between $100,000 and $200,000 was in 1987.

The income limits for individual tax filers would also be increased, to $70,000.