2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative statistics comparing 2/01/2019 and 1/31/2020
| Description | 2019 | 2020 | % change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual income tax returns: | |||||
| Total returns received | 16,035,000 | 15,777,000 | -1.6 | ||
| Total returns processed | 13,306,000 | 12,943,000 | -2.7 | ||
| E-filing receipts: | |||||
| TOTAL | 15,222,000 | 15,123,000 | -0.7 | ||
| Tax professionals | 5,440,000 | 5,236,000 | -3.8 | ||
| Self-prepared | 9,782,000 | 9,887,000 | 1.1 | ||
| Web usage: | |||||
| Visits to IRS.gov | 66,310,000 | 68,097,000 | 2.7 | ||
| Total refunds: | |||||
| Number | 4,672,000 | 4,299,000 | -8.0 | ||
| Amount | $8.713 | Billion | $8.036 | Billion | -7.8 | 
| Average refund | $1,865 | $1,869 | 0.2 | ||
| Direct deposit refunds: | |||||
| Number | 4,476,000 | 4,100,000 | -8.4 | ||
| Amount | $8.510 | Billion | $7.852 | Billion | -7.7 | 
| Average refund | $1,901 | $1,915 | 0.7 | ||