2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 3/8/2019 and 3/6/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 67,721,000 67,998,000 0.4 Total Returns Processed 65,314,000 65,018,000 -0.5 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 64,299,000 64,806,000 0.8 Tax Professionals 31,942,000 31,430,000 -1.6 Self-prepared 32,357,000 33,376,000 3.1 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 298,601,000 321,393,000 7.6 Total Refunds: Number 53,487,000 52,721,000 -1.4 Amount $160.874 Billion $158.809 Billion -1.3 Average refund $3,008 $3,012 0.1 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 49,320,000 46,870,000 -5.0 Amount $153.259 Billion $146.650 Billion -4.3 Average refund $3,107 $3,129 0.7
