2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative statistics comparing 06/21/2019 and 6/19/2020
| Individual Income Tax Returns: | 2019 | 2020 | % Change | ||
| Total Returns Received |
144,563,000 |
138,272,000* | -4.4 | ||
| Total Returns Processed | 142,877,000 | 126,587,000 | -11.4 | ||
| E-filing Receipts: | |||||
| TOTAL |
130,020,000 |
125,637,000* | -3.4 | ||
| Tax Professionals | 73,471,000 | 64,154,000 | -12.7 | ||
| Self-prepared | 56,549,000 | 61,483,000 | 8.7 | ||
| Web Usage: | |||||
| Visits to IRS.gov |
498,273,000 |
1,295,793,000 |
160.1 |
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| Total Refunds: | |||||
| Number | 104,541,000 | 93,204,000 | -10.8 | ||
| Amount | $285.938 | Billion |
$257.549 |
Billion |
-9.9 |
| Average refund | $2,735 | $2,763 | 1.0 | ||
| Direct Deposit Refunds: | |||||
| Number | 88,909,000 | 77,561,000 | -12.8 | ||
| Amount | $256.105 | Billion | $225.166 | Billion | -12.1 |
| Average refund | $2,881 | $2,903 | 0.8 | ||
*Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.