2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 3/23/2018 and 3/22/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 85,689,000 84,075,000 -1.9 Total Returns Processed 83,286,000 81,562,000 -2.1 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 79,780,000 79,236,000 -0.7 Tax Professionals 43,094,000 41,911,000 -2.7 Self-prepared 36,686,000 37,325,000 1.7 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 307,121,000 339,939,000 10.7 Total Refunds: Number 67,599,000 65,836,000 -2.6 Amount $197.698 Billion $191.894 Billion -2.9 Average refund $2,925 $2,915 -0.3 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 59,313,000 59,521,000 0.4 Amount $181.600 Billion $180.352 Billion -0.7 Average refund $3,062 $3,030 -1.0
