2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 4/05/2019 and 4/3/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 103,460,000 97,366,000 -5.9 Total Returns Processed 100,572,000 92,509,000 -8.0 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 96,844,000 91,448,000 -5.6 Tax Professionals 53,839,000 47,672,000 -11.5 Self-prepared 43,005,000 43,776,000 1.8 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 376,700,000 432,444,000 14.8 Total Refunds: Number 77,925,000 74,055,000 -5.0 Amount $220.762 Billion $213.126 Billion -3.5 Average refund $2,833 $2,878 1.6 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 69,094,000 62,017,000 -10.2 Amount $204.587 Billion $187.895 Billion -8.2 Average refund $2,961 $3,030 2.3
