Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending July 17, 2020 Cumulative statistics comparing 7/19/2019 and 7/17/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 145,941,000 151,782,000 * 4.0 Total Returns Processed 145,191,000 145,464,000 0.2 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 130,882,000 143,379,000 * 9.5 Tax Professionals 74,206,000 73,806,000 -0.5 Self-prepared 56,676,000 69,573,000 22.8 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 522,468,000 1,380,722,000 164.3 Total Refunds: Number 105,933,000 100,483,000 -5.1 Amount $290.247 Billion $276.086 Billion -4.9 Average refund $2,740 $2,748 0.3 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 89,507,000 83,384,000 -6.8 Amount $258.374 Billion $240.463 Billion -6.9 Average refund $2,887 $2,884 -0.1 * Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
