2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 3/9/2018 and 3/8/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 69,484,000 67,721,000 -2.5 Total Returns Processed 67,183,000 65,314,000 -2.8 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 65,270,000 64,299,000 -1.5 Tax Professionals 33,495,000 31,942,000 -4.6 Self-prepared 31,775,000 32,357,000 1.8 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 267,117,000 298,601,000 11.8 Total Refunds: Number 55,327,000 53,487,000 -3.3 Amount $166.186 Billion $160.874 Billion -3.2 Average refund $3,004 $3,008 0.1 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 49,357,000 49,320,000 -0.1 Amount $154.346 Billion $153.259 Billion -0.7 Average refund $3,127 $3,107 -0.6
