2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 05/03/2019 and 05/01/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 141,001,000 125,474,000* -11.0 Total Returns Processed 134,744,000 113,095,000 -16.1 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 127,513,000 113,110,000* -11.3 Tax Professionals 71,392,000 56,965,000 -20.2 Self-prepared 56,121,000 56,145,000 0.0 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 444,213,000 1,020,304,000 129.7 Total Refunds: Number 100,430,000 86,471,000 -13.9 Amount $274.327 Billion $240.450 Billion -12.4 Average refund $2,732 $2,781 1.8 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 86,320,000 71,977,000 -16.6 Amount $247.621 Billion $210.518 Billion -15.0 Average refund $2,869 $2,925 2.0 *Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
