2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 7/26/2019 and 7/24/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 146,342,000 152,875,000 * 4.5 Total Returns Processed 145,750,000 146,556,000 * 0.6 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 131,169,000 143,906,000 * 9.7 Tax Professionals 74,455,000 74,125,000 -0.4 Self-prepared 56,714,000 69,781,000 * 23.0 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 528,394,000 1,397,638,000 164.5 Total Refunds: Number 106,240,000 102,904,000 -3.1 Amount $291.183 Billion $282.033 Billion -3.1 Average refund $2,741 $2,741 0.0 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 89,657,000 85,333,000 -4.8 Amount $258.962 Billion $245.208 Billion -5.3 Average refund $2,888 $2,874 -0.5 * Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
