2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 4/13/2018 and 4/12/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 118,580,000 119,427,000 0.7 Total Returns Processed 114,817,000 115,742,000 0.8 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 109,006,000 111,368,000 2.2 Tax Professionals 62,975,000 63,248,000 0.4 Self-prepared 46,031,000 48,120,000 4.5 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 363,095,000 399,465,000 10.0 Total Refunds: Number 86,039,000 84,435,000 -1.9 Amount $243.592 Billion $235.975 Billion -3.1 Average refund $2,831 $2,795 -1.3 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 73,484,000 74,617,000 1.5 Amount $219.410 Billion $218.217 Billion -0.5 Average refund $2,986 $2,924 -2.1
