2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 4/19/2019 and 4/17/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 137,233,000 115,961,000* -15.5 Total Returns Processed 130,775,000 106,637,000 -18.5 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 126,264,000 105,991,000* -16.1 Tax Professionals 70,476,000 53,651,000 -23.9 Self-prepared 55,788,000 52,340,000 -6.2 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 421,514,000 744,739,000 76.7 Total Refunds: Number 95,737,000 81,349,000 -15.0 Amount $260.919 Billion $229.279 Billion -12.1 Average refund $2,725 $2,818 3.4 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 83,249,000 68,028,000 -18.3 Amount $238.381 Billion $201.612 Billion -15.4 Average refund $2,863 $2,964 3.5 * Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
