2021 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 10/23/2020 and 10/22/2021 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2020 2021 % Change Total Returns Received 166,255,000 * 167,634,000 0.8 Total Returns Processed 160,171,000 * 166,342,000 3.9 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 152,066,000 * 151,681,000 -0.3 Tax Professionals 80,186,000 84,422,000 5.3 Self-prepared 71,880,000 67,259,000 -6.4 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 1,573,404,000 1,871,475,000 18.9 Total Refunds: Number 124,164,000 128,064,000 3.1 Amount $309.750 Billion $355.365 Billion 14.7 Average refund $2,495 $2,775 11.2 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 101,773,000 112,267,000 10.3 Amount $263.783 Billion $320.114 Billion 21.4 Average refund $2,592 $2,851 10.0 * CY2020 includes more than 8.2 million returns filed for individuals who did not have a filing obligation but filed to request their Economic Impact Payments.
