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.
