2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 11/22/2019 and 11/20/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 155,402,000 168,650,000 * 8.5 Total Returns Processed 155,096,000 162,472,000 4.8 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 138,217,000 152,802,000 * 10.6 Tax Professionals 80,630,000 80,582,000 -0.1 Self-prepared 57,587,000 72,220,000 25.4 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 625,522,000 1,619,588,000 158.9 Total Refunds: Number 111,596,000 125,299,000 ** 12.3 Amount $319.218 Billion $317.692 Billion -0.5 Average refund $2,860 $2,535 -11.4 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 91,955,000 102,399,000 ** 11.4 Amount $273.525 Billion $267.864 Billion -2.1 Average refund $2,975 $2,616 -12.1 * Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns. ** Includes interest only refunds for taxpayers who received refunds earlier in the year without interest.
