2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 4/20/2018 and 4/19/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 136,919,000 137,233,000 0.2 Total Returns Processed 130,477,000 130,775,000 0.2 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 124,515,000 126,264,000 1.4 Tax Professionals 70,983,000 70,476,000 -0.7 Self-prepared 53,532,000 55,788,000 4.2 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 386,895,000 421,514,000 8.9 Total Refunds: Number 95,434,000 95,737,000 0.3 Amount $265.326 Billion $260.919 Billion -1.7 Average refund $2,780 $2,725 -2.0 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 80,491,000 83,249,000 3.4 Amount $236.851 Billion $238.381 Billion 0.6 Average refund $2,943 $2,863 -2.7
