(CNN)– Your friendly neighborhood IRS agent appears to have worked extra hard this year. The Internal Revenue Service reports it set a record by collecting $5.6 trillion in taxes. That’s a 5% increase over last year. The agency also set a record for how much money it returned to taxpayers in the form of refunds. The IRS says the average tax filer’s rate fell to 12.6%, a decrease of 4% from last year. Categories: News Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ...read more read less