2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 3/15/2019 and 3/13/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 75,881,000 76,191,000 0.4 Total Returns Processed 73,528,000 73,497,000 0.0 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 71,815,000 72,309,000 0.7 Tax Professionals 36,868,000 36,336,000 -1.4 Self-prepared 34,947,000 35,973,000 2.9 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 320,712,000 345,662,000 7.8 Total Refunds: Number 59,916,000 59,235,000 -1.1 Amount $177.191 Billion $176.086 Billion -0.6 Average refund $2,957 $2,973 0.5 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 54,683,000 51,456,000 -5.9 Amount $167.631 Billion $159.791 Billion -4.7 Average refund $3,065 $3,105 1.3
