2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 06/14/2019 and 6/12/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 144,125,000 136,509,000* -5.3 Total Returns Processed 141,870,000 124,631,000 -12.2 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 129,721,000 123,984,000* -4.4 Tax Professionals 73,217,000 63,110,000 -13.8 Self-prepared 56,504,000 60,874,000 7.7 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 491,279,000 1,276,240,000 159.8 Total Refunds: Number 104,452,000 92,162,000 -11.8 Amount $285.584 Billion $254.999 Billion -10.7 Average refund $2,734 $2,767 1.2 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 88,629,000 76,725,000 -13.4 Amount $254,996 Billion $223,007 Billion -12.5 Average refund $2,877 $2,907 1.0 *Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
