2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 06/21/2019 and 6/19/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 144,563,000 138,272,000* -4.4 Total Returns Processed 142,877,000 126,587,000 -11.4 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 130,020,000 125,637,000* -3.4 Tax Professionals 73,471,000 64,154,000 -12.7 Self-prepared 56,549,000 61,483,000 8.7 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 498,273,000 1,295,793,000 160.1 Total Refunds: Number 104,541,000 93,204,000 -10.8 Amount $285.938 Billion $257.549 Billion -9.9 Average refund $2,735 $2,763 1.0 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 88,909,000 77,561,000 -12.8 Amount $256.105 Billion $225.166 Billion -12.1 Average refund $2,881 $2,903 0.8 *Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
