2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 5/04/2018 and 5/03/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 140,895,000 141,001,000 0.1 Total Returns Processed 134,268,000 134,744,000 0.4 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 125,637,000 127,513,000 1.5 Tax Professionals 71,788,000 71,392,000 -0.6 Self-prepared 53,849,000 56,121,000 4.2 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 410,052,000 444,213,000 8.3 Total Refunds: Number 101,372,000 100,430,000 -0.9 Amount $281.514 Billion $274.327 Billion -2.6 Average refund $2,777 $2,732 -1.6 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 84,632,000 86,320,000 2.0 Amount $248.627 Billion $247.621 Billion -0.4 Average refund $2,938 $2,869 -2.4
