2021 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 6/12/2020 and 06/11/2021 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2020 2021 % Change Total Returns Received 136,509,000 * 152,465,000 11.7 Total Returns Processed 124,631,000 141,032,000 13.2 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 123,984,000 * 140,860,000 13.6 Tax Professionals 63,110,000 75,876,000 20.2 Self-prepared 60,874,000 64,984,000 6.8 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 1,276,240,000 1,452,971,000 13.8 Total Refunds: Number 92,162,000 104,304,000 13.2 Amount $254.999 Billion $289.476 Billion 13.5 Average refund $2,767 $2,775 0.3 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 76,725,000 93,882,000 22.4 Amount $223.007 Billion $267.532 Billion 20.0 Average refund $2,907 $2,850 -2.0 * Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
