2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 06/28/2019 and 6/26/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 144,990,000 139,938,000* -3.5 Total Returns Processed 143,765,000 128,525,000 -10.6 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 130,292,000 127,274,000* -2.3 Tax Professionals 73,706,000 65,257,000 -11.5 Self-prepared 56,586,000 62,017,000 9.6 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 504,950,000 1,315,097,000 160.4 Total Refunds: Number 104,959,000 94,117,000 -10.3 Amount $287.201 Billion $259.714 Billion -9.6 Average refund $2,736 $2,759 0.8 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 89,124,000 78,280,000 -12.2 Amount $256.903 Billion 226.970 Billion -11.7 Average refund $2,883 $2,899 0.6 *Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
