2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 5/10/2019 and 5/08/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 141,567,000 128,204,000* -9.4 Total Returns Processed 136,139,000 115,765,000 -15.0 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 127,939,000 115,696,000* -9.6 Tax Professionals 71,725,000 58,228,000 -18.8 Self-prepared 56,214,000 57,468,000 2.2 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 453,360,000 1,095,606,000 141.7 Total Refunds: Number 101,590,000 87,663,000 -13.7 Amount $277.258 Billion $243.655 Billion -12.1 Average refund $2,729 $2,779 1.8 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 86,965,000 72,956,000 -16.1 Amount $249.434 Billion $213.223 Billion -14.5 Average refund $2,868 $2,923 1.9 *Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
