2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 4/27/2018 and 4/26/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 139,903,000 139,364,000 -0.4 Total Returns Processed 132,550,000 132,763,000 0.2 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 125,161,000 126,961,000 1.4 Tax Professionals 71,425,000 70,969,000 -0.6 Self-prepared 53,736,000 55,992,000 4.2 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 399,502,000 433,675,000 8.6 Total Refunds: Number 99,511,000 98,952,000 -0.6 Amount $275.726 Billion $270.001 Billion -2.1 Average refund $2,771 $2,729 -1.5 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 83,458,000 85,456,000 2.4 Amount $244.685 Billion $244.805 Billion 0.0 Average refund $2,932 $2,865 -2.3
