Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending February 1, 2019

 

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2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 02/02/2018 and 02/01/2019
 

Individual Income Tax Returns:   

2018

2019

% Change

Total Returns Received  18,302,000 16,035,000 -12.4
Total Returns Processed   17,931,000 13,306,000 -25.8

 

 

 

 

E-filing Receipts:

     
TOTAL              17,518,000 15,222,000 -13.1
Tax Professionals  6,744,000  5,440,000 -19.3
Self-prepared   10,774,000 9,782,000 -9.2

 

 

 

 

Web Usage:

     
Visits to IRS.gov  74,401,000 66,310,000 -10.9
       

Total Refunds:

     
Number  6,171,000 4,672,000 -24.3
Amount  $12.560  Billion  $8.713  Billion  -30.6
Average refund  $2,035 $1,865 -8.4
       

Direct Deposit Refunds: 

     
Number  5,860,000 4,476,000 -23.6
Amount  $12.213  Billion  $8.510  Billion  -30.3
Average refund  $2,084 $1,901 -8.8