2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 06/07/2019 and 6/05/2020 Description 2019 2020 % change Individual income tax returns: Total returns received 143,650,000 135,229,000* -5.9 Total returns processed 140,825,000 122,870,000 -12.7 E-filing receipts: TOTAL 129,387,000 122,426,000* -5.4 Tax professionals 72,931,000 62,119,000 -14.8 Self-prepared 56,456,000 60,307,000 6.8 Web usage: Visits to IRS.gov 483,914,000 1,254,002,000 159.1 Total refunds: Number 104,047,000 91,383,000 -12.2 Amount $284.351 Billion $253.000 Billion -11.0 Average refund $2,733 $2,769 1.3 Direct deposit refunds: Number 88,426,000 76,092,000 -13.9 Amount $254.244 Billion $221.311 Billion -13.0 Average refund $2,875 $2,908 1.1 *Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
