2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 02/02/2018 and 02/01/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 18,302,000 16,035,000 -12.4 Total Returns Processed 17,931,000 13,306,000 -25.8 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 17,518,000 15,222,000 -13.1 Tax Professionals 6,744,000 5,440,000 -19.3 Self-prepared 10,774,000 9,782,000 -9.2 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 74,401,000 66,310,000 -10.9 Total Refunds: Number 6,171,000 4,672,000 -24.3 Amount $12.560 Billion $8.713 Billion -30.6 Average refund $2,035 $1,865 -8.4 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 5,860,000 4,476,000 -23.6 Amount $12.213 Billion $8.510 Billion -30.3 Average refund $2,084 $1,901 -8.8
