2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 2/22/2019 and 2/21/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 49,923,000 49,888,000 -0.1 Total Returns Processed 47,700,000 48,052,000 0.7 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 47,866,000 48,012,000 0.3 Tax Professionals 21,869,000 21,261,000 -2.8 Self-prepared 25,997,000 26,751,000 2.9 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 232,545,000 242,330,000 4.2 Total Refunds: Number 38,566,000 37,454,000 -2.9 Amount $121.203 Billion $117.060 Billion -3.4 Average refund $3,143 $3,125 -0.6 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 36,329,000 35,422,000 -2.5 Amount $117.189 Billion $113.366 Billion -3.3 Average refund $3,226 $3,200 -0.8
