2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 5/11/2018 and 5/10/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 141,531,000 141,567,000 0.0 Total Returns Processed 135,883,000 136,139,000 0.2 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 126,040,000 127,939,000 1.5 Tax Professionals 72,111,000 71,725,000 -0.5 Self-prepared 53,929,000 56,214,000 4.2 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 419,004,000 453,360,000 8.2 Total Refunds: Number 102,582,000 101,590,000 -1.0 Amount $284.927 Billion $277.258 Billion -2.7 Average refund $2,778 $2,729 -1.7 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 85,297,000 86,965,000 2.0 Amount $250.732 Billion $249.434 Billion -0.5 Average refund $2,940 $2,868 -2.4