2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 3/1/2019 and 2/28/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 59,223,000 59,305,000 0.1 Total Returns Processed 56,875,000 57,085,000 0.4 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 56,494,000 56,736,000 0.4 Tax Professionals 27,017,000 26,410,000 -2.2 Self-prepared 29,477,000 30,326,000 2.9 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 272,602,000 291,906,000 7.1 Total Refunds: Number 46,416,000 45,552,000 -1.9 Amount $142.395 Billion $139.593 Billion -2.0 Average refund $3,068 $3,064 -0.1 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 43,241,000 42,636,000 -1.4 Amount $136.601 Billion $134.202 Billion -1.8 Average refund $3,159 $3,148 -0.3
