2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative statistics comparing 12/28/2018 and 12/27/2019
| Description | 2018 | 2019 | % Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual income tax returns: | |||||
| Total Returns Received | 154,865,000 | 155,798,000 | 0.6 | ||
| Total Returns Processed | 154,539,000 | 155,611,000 | 0.7 | ||
| E-filing receipts: | |||||
| TOTAL | 135,459,000 | 138,217,000 | 2.0 | ||
| Tax Professionals | 80,286,000 | 80,630,000 | 0.4 | ||
| Self-prepared | 55,173,000 | 57,587,000 | 4.4 | ||
| Web usage: | |||||
| Visits to IRS.gov | 611,580,000 | 652,418,000 | 6.7 | ||
| Total refunds: | |||||
| Number | 112,154,000 | 111,811,000 | -.03 | ||
| Amount | $326.333 | Billion | $320.805 | Billion | -1.7 |
| Average refund | $2,910 | $2,869 | -1.4 | ||
| Direct deposit refunds: | |||||
| Number | 90,164,000 | 92,059,000 | 2.1 | ||
| Amount | $273.697 | Billion | $274.253 | Billion | 0.2 |
| Average refund | $3,036 | $2,979 | -1.9 | ||