2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 5/17/2019 and 5/15/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 142,200,000 130,496,000* -8.2 Total Returns Processed 137,633,000 117,918,000 -14.3 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 128,373,000 117,814,000* -8.2 Tax Professionals 72,084,000 59,355,000 -17.7 Self-prepared 56,289,000 58,459,000 3.9 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 461,982,000 1,156,732,000 150.4 Total Refunds: Number 102,504,000 88,227,000 -13.9 Amount $279.654 Billion $245.075 Billion -12.4 Average refund $2,728 $2,778 1.8 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 87,496,000 73,425,000 -16.1 Amount $250.995 Billion $214.440 Billion -14.6 Average refund $2,869 $2,921 1.8 *Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
