2021 Filing season statistics Cumulative statistics comparing 2/28/2020 (day 33 of 2020 Filing Season) and 2/26/2021 (day 15 of 2021 Filing Season) Individual income tax returns 2020 2021 % Change Total returns received 59,305,000 45,271,000 -23.7 Total returns processed 57,085,000 39,402,000 -31.0 E-filing receipts TOTAL 56,736,000 43,936,000 -22.6 Tax professionals 26,410,000 18,344,000 -30.5 Self-prepared 30,326,000 25,592,000 -15.6 Web usage Visits to IRS.gov 291,906,000 493,500,000 69.1 Total refunds Number 45,552,000 28,301,000 -37.9 Amount $139.593 billion $85.484 billion -38.8 Average refund $3,064 $3,021 -1.4 Direct deposit refunds Number 42,636,000 27,228,000 -36.1 Amount $134.202 billion $83.408 billion -37.8 Average refund $3,148 $3,063 -3.2
