2021 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 3/13/2020 (day 47 of Filing Season 2020) and 3/12/2021(day 29 of Filing Season 2021) Individual Income Tax Returns: 2020 2021 % Change Total Returns Received 76,191,000 66,065,000 -13.3 Total Returns Processed 73,497,000 58,490,000 -20.4 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 72,309,000 63,492,000 -12.2 Tax Professionals 36,336,000 29,293,000 -19.4 Self-prepared 35,973,000 34,199,000 -4.9 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 345,662,000 659,291,000 90.7 Total Refunds: Number 59,235,000 42,513,000 -28.2 Amount $176.086 Billion $126.124 Billion -28.4 Average refund $2,973 $2,967 -0.2 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 51,456,000 40,492,000 -21.3 Amount $159.791 Billion $122.137 Billion -23.6 Average refund $3,105 $3,016 -2.9
