2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 2/23/2018 and 2/22/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 51,740,000 49,923,000 -3.5 Total Returns Processed 49,992,000 47,700,000 -4.6 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 49,192,000 47,866,000 -2.7 Tax Professionals 23,438,000 21,869,000 -6.7 Self-prepared 25,754,000 25,997,000 0.9 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 213,117,000 232,545,000 9.1 Total Refunds: Number 40,504,000 38,566,000 -4.8 Amount $125.671 Billion $121.203 Billion -3.6 Average refund $3,103 $3,143 1.3 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 37,731,000 36,329,000 -3.7 Amount $120.689 Billion $117.189 Billion -2.9 Average refund $3,199 $3,226 0.8
