2021 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 3/06/2020 (day 40 of 2020 Filing Season) AND 3/05/2021 (day 22 of 2021 Filing Season) Individual Income Tax Returns: 2020 2021 % Change Total Returns Received 67,998,000 55,716,000 -18.1 Total Returns Processed 65,018,000 48,967,000 -24.7 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 64,806,000 53,922,000 -16.8 Tax Professionals 31,430,000 23,926,000 -23.9 Self-prepared 33,376,000 29,996,000 -10.1 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 321,393,000 555,744,000 72.9 Total Refunds: Number 52,721,000 36,049,000 -31.6 Amount $158.809 Billion $107.778 Billion -32.1 Average refund $3,012 $2,990 -0.7 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 46,870,000 34,498,000 -26.4 Amount $146.650 Billion $104.724 Billion -28.6 Average refund $3,129 $3,036 -3.0
