2021 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 4/24/2020 and 4/23/2021 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2020 2021 % Change Total Returns Received 121,892,000 * 116,139,000 -4.7 Total Returns Processed 110,074,000 105,330,000 -4.3 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 110,089,000 * 109,381,000 -0.6 Tax Professionals 55,528,000 58,506,000 5.4 Self-prepared 54,561,000 50,875,000 -6.8 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 898,329,140 1,217,624,000 35.5 Total Refunds: Number 84,771,000 77,652,000 -8.4 Amount $236.369 Billion $222.867 Billion -5.7 Average refund $2,788 $2,870 2.9 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 70,525,000 71,741,000 1.7 Amount $206.994 Billion $210.666 Billion 1.8 Average refund $2,935 $2,936 0 * Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
