2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 12/13/2019 and 12/11/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 155,660,000 169,684,000 * 9.0 Total Returns Processed 155,429,000 163,654,000 * 5.3 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 640,367,000 1,647,043,000 157.2 Total Refunds: Number 112,254,000 125,851,000 ** 12.1 Amount $322.176 Billion $320.851 Billion -0.4 Average refund $2,870 $2,549 -11.2 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 92,021,000 102,695,000 ** 11.6 Amount $274.024 Billion $269.261 Billion -1.7 Average refund $2,978 $2,622 -12 * 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.
