2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 4/12/2019 and 4/10/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 119,427,000 103,986,000 -12,9 Total Returns Processed 115,742,000 97,828,000 -15.5 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 111,368,000 96,798,000 -13.1 Tax Professionals 63,248,000 50,511,000 -20.1 Self-prepared 48,120,000 46,287,000 -3.8 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 399,465,000 486,977,000 21.9 Total Refunds: Number 84,435,000 77,252,000 -8.5 Amount $235.975 Billion $220.361 Billion -6.6 Average refund $2,795 $2,852 2.0 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 74,617,000 64,762,000 -13.2 Amount $218.217 Billion $194.232 Billion -11.0 Average refund $2,924 $2,999 2.6
