2021 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 4/10/2020 (Day 75 of filing season 2020) and 4/9/2021 (Day 57 of filing season 2021) Individual Income Tax Returns: 2020 2021 % Change Total Returns Received 103,986,000 * 100,915,000 -3.0 Total Returns Processed 97,828,000 91,152,000 -6.8 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 96,798,000 * 95,562,000 -1.3 Tax Professionals 50,511,000 49,947,000 -1.1 Self-prepared 46,287,000 45,615,000 -1.5 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 486,977,000 1,130,085,000 132.1 Total Refunds: Number 77,252,000 67,727,000 -12.3 Amount $220.361 Billion $195.598 Billion -11.2 Average refund $2,852 $2,888 1.2 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 64,762,000 63,114,000 -2.5 Amount $194.232 Billion $186.280 Billion -4.1 Average refund $2,999 $2,951 -1.6 * Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
