Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending May 7, 2021

 

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2021 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 5/08/2020 and 5/07/2021

Individual Income Tax Returns: 2020 2021 % Change
Total Returns Received 128,204,000 * 126,777,000 -1.1
Total Returns Processed 115,765,000  115,989,000 0.2
       
E-filing Receipts:      
TOTAL          

115,696,000 *

118,664,000 2.6
Tax Professionals 58,228,000 64,425,000 10.6
Self-prepared 57,468,000 54,239,000 -5.6
       
Web Usage:      
Visits to IRS.gov 1,095,606,000 1,293,942,000 18.1  
       
Total Refunds:      
Number 87,663,000 84,840,000 -3.2
Amount $243.655 Billion $242.896 Billion -0.3  
Average refund $2,779 $2,863 3.0
 
Direct Deposit Refunds:      
Number 72,956,000 77,979,000 6.6
Amount $213.223 Billion $228.129 Billion 7.0
Average refund $2,923 $2,932 0.3

* Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.