2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 4/26/2019 and 4/24/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 139,364,000 121,892,000* -12.5 Total Returns Processed 132,763,000 110,074,000 -17.1 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 126,961,000 110,089,000* -13.3 Tax Professionals 70,969,000 55,528,000 -21.8 Self-prepared 55,992,000 54,561,000 -2.6 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 433,675,000 898,329,140 107.1 Total Refunds: Number 98,952,000 84,771,000 -14.3 Amount $270.001 Billion $236.369 Billion -12.5 Average refund $2,729 $2,788 2.2 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 85,456,000 70,525,000 -17.5 Amount $244.805 Billion $206.994 Billion -15.5 Average refund $2,865 $2,935 2.5 *Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
