2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 3/30/2018 and 3/29/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 94,139,000 92,861,000 -1.4 Total Returns Processed 91,593,000 90,280,000 -1.4 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 87,328,000 87,288,000 0.0 Tax Professionals 48,374,000 47,430,000 -2.0 Self-prepared 38,954,000 39,858,000 2.3 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 324,355,000 358,112,000 10.4 Total Refunds: Number 73,396,000 71,755,000 -2.2 Amount $212.319 Billion $206.149 Billion -2.9 Average refund $2,893 $2,873 -0.7 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 63,847,000 64,252,000 0.6 Amount $193.851 Billion $192.429 Billion -0.7 Average refund $3,036 $2,995 -1.4
