2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 2/16/2018 and 2/15/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 41,738,000 39,747,000 -4.8 Total Returns Processed 40,470,000 37,810,000 -6.6 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 39,882,000 38,357,000 -3.8 Tax Professionals 18,126,000 16,583,000 -8.5 Self-prepared 21,756,000 21,774,000 0.1 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 167,163,000 161,706,000 -3.3% Total Refunds: Number 31,937,000 23,485,000 -26.5 Amount $101.212 Billion $61.993 Billion -38.8 Average refund $3,169 $2,640 -16.7 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 30,040,000 22,141,000 -26.3 Amount $97.819 Billion $59.846 Billion -38.8 Average refund $3,256 $2,703 -17.0
