2021 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 2/21/2020 (day 26 of 2020 Filing Season) AND 2/19/2021 (day 8 of 2021 Filing Season) Individual Income Tax Returns: 2020 2021 % Change Total Returns Received 49,888,000 34,693,000 -30.5 Total Returns Processed 48,052,000 29,832,000 -37.9 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 48,012,000 33,615,000 -30.0 Tax Professionals 21,261,000 12,813,000 -39.7 Self-prepared 26,751,000 20,802,000 -22.2 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 242,330,000 425,806,000 75.7 Total Refunds: Number 37,454,000 16,576,000 -55.7 Amount $117.060 Billion $47.736 Billion -59.2 Average refund $3,125 $2,880 -7.8 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 35,422,000 16,027,000 -54.8 Amount $113.366 Billion $46.793 Billion -58.7 Average refund $3,200 $2,920 -8.8
