2021 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 6/05/2020 and 06/04/2021 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2020 2021 % Change Total Returns Received 135,229,000 * 150,938,000 11.6 Total Returns Processed 122,870,000 138,979,000 13.1 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 122,426,000 * 140,074,000 14.4 Tax Professionals 62,119,000 75,276,000 21.2 Self-prepared 60,307,000 64,798,000 7.4 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 1,254,002,000 1,425,885,000 13.7 Total Refunds: Number 91,383,000 102,380,000 12.0 Amount $253.000 Billion $284.993 Billion 12.6 Average refund $2,769 $2,784 0.5 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 76,092,000 92,626,000 21.7 Amount $221.311 Billion $264.589 Billion 19.6 Average refund $2,908 $2,857 -1.8 * Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
