2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative statistics comparing 3/15/2019 and 3/13/2020
| Individual Income Tax Returns: | 2019 | 2020 | % Change | ||
| Total Returns Received | 75,881,000 | 76,191,000 | 0.4 | ||
| Total Returns Processed | 73,528,000 | 73,497,000 | 0.0 | ||
| E-filing Receipts: | |||||
| TOTAL | 71,815,000 | 72,309,000 | 0.7 | ||
| Tax Professionals | 36,868,000 | 36,336,000 | -1.4 | ||
| Self-prepared | 34,947,000 | 35,973,000 | 2.9 | ||
| Web Usage: | |||||
| Visits to IRS.gov | 320,712,000 | 345,662,000 | 7.8 | ||
| Total Refunds: | |||||
| Number | 59,916,000 | 59,235,000 | -1.1 | ||
| Amount | $177.191 | Billion | $176.086 | Billion | -0.6 |
| Average refund | $2,957 | $2,973 | 0.5 | ||
| Direct Deposit Refunds: | |||||
| Number | 54,683,000 | 51,456,000 | -5.9 | ||
| Amount | $167.631 | Billion | $159.791 | Billion | -4.7 |
| Average refund | $3,065 | $3,105 | 1.3 | ||