2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 5/24/2019 and 5/22/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 142,737,000 132,351,000* -7.3 Total Returns Processed 138,803,000 119,722,000 -13.7 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 128,741,000 119,544,000* -7.1 Tax Professionals 72,389,000 60,372,000 -16.6 Self-prepared 56,352,000 59,172,000 5.0 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 469,696,000 1,198,616,000 155.2% Total Refunds: Number 103,112,000 89,840,000 -12.9 Amount $281.408 Billion $249.041 Billion -11.5 Average refund $2,729 $2,772 1.6 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 87,859,000 74,808,000 -14.9 Amount $252.183 Billion $217.923 Billion -13.6 Average refund $2,870 $2,913 1.5 *Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
