2021 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 5/15/2020 and 5/14/2021 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2020 2021 % Change Total Returns Received 130,496,000 * 136,309,000 4.5 Total Returns Processed 117,918,000 124,599,000 5.7 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 117,814,000 * 127,658,000 8.4 Tax Professionals 59,355,000 69,718,000 17.5 Self-prepared 58,459,000 57,940,000 -0.9 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 1,156,732,000 1,333,514,000 15.3 Total Refunds: Number 88,227,000 88,890,000 0.8 Amount $245.075 Billion $253.832 Billion 3.6 Average refund $2,778 $2,856 2.8 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 73,425,000 81,249,000 10.7 Amount $214.440 Billion $237.719 Billion 10.9 Average refund $2,921 $2,926 0.2 * Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
