2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 3/16/2018 and 3/15/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 77,795,000 75,881,000 -2.5 Total Returns Processed 75,307,000 73,528,000 -2.4 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 72,732,000 71,815,000 -1.3 Tax Professionals 38,245,000 36,868,000 -3.6 Self-prepared 34,487,000 34,947,000 1.3 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 288,340,000 320,712,000 11.2 Total Refunds: Number 61,739,000 59,916,000 -3.0 Amount $182.772 Billion $177.191 Billion -3.1 Average refund $2,960 $2,957 -0.1 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 54,602,000 54,683,000 0.1 Amount $168.801 Billion $167.631 Billion -0.7 Average refund $3,091 $3,065 -0.8
