2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 3/02/2018 and 3/01/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 61,150,000 59,223,000 -3.2 Total Returns Processed 59,048,000 56,875,000 -3.7 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 57,794,000 56,494,000 -2.2 Tax Professionals 28,688,000 27,017,000 -5.8 Self-prepared 29,106,000 29,477,000 1.3 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 242,891,000 272,602,000 12.2 Total Refunds: Number 48,452,000 46,416,000 -4.2 Amount $147.577 Billion $142.395 Billion -3.5 Average refund $3,046 $3,068 0.7 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 43,549,000 43,241,000 -0.7 Amount $137.722 Billion $136.601 Billion -0.8 Average refund $3,162 $3,159 -0.1
