2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 10/19/2018 and 10/18/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 153,383,000 154,297,000 0.6 Total Returns Processed 152,827,000 153,721,000 0.6 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 135,154,000 137,866,000 2.0 Tax Professionals 79,990,000 80,294,000 0.4 Self-prepared 55,164,000 57,572,000 4.4 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 559,158,000 596,722,000 6.7 Total Refunds: Number 110,806,000 110,582,000 -0.2 Amount $312.973 Billion $307.563 Billion -1.7 Average refund $2,825 $2,781 -1.5 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 89,537,000 91,544,000 2.2 Amount $267.799 Billion $268.662 Billion 0.3 Average refund $2,991 $2,935 -1.9
