2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 4/06/2018 and 4/05/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 103,762,000 103,460,000 -0.3 Total Returns Processed 101,082,000 100,572,000 -0.5 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 95,899,000 96,844,000 1.0 Tax Professionals 54,283.000 53,839,000 -0.8 Self-prepared 41,616,000 43,005,000 3.3 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 342,057,000 376,700,000 10.1 Total Refunds: Number 79,100,000 77,925,000 -1.5 Amount $226.558 Billion $220.762 Billion -2.6 Average refund $2,864 $2,833 -1.1 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 68,220,000 69,094,000 1.3 Amount $205.555 Billion $204.587 Billion -0.5 Average refund $3,013 $2,961 -1.7
