2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 7/12/2019 and 7/10/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 145,678,000 147,142,000 * 1.0 Total Returns Processed 144,789,000 134,603,000 -7.0 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 130,725,000 133,174,000 * 1.9 Tax Professionals 74,073,000 68,921,000 -7.0 Self-prepared 56,652,000 64,253,000 13.4 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 516,311,000 1,353,646,000 162.2 Total Refunds: Number 105,635,000 96,798,000 -8.4 Amount $289.309 Billion $267.322 Billion -7.6 Average refund $2,739 $2,762 0.8 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 89,346,000 80,394,000 -10 Amount $257.773 Billion $233.088 Billion -9.6 Average refund $2,885 $2,899 0.5 * Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
