Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending May 28, 2021

 

2021 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 5/29/2020 and 5/28/2021

Individual Income Tax Returns: 2020 2021 % Change
Total Returns Received 133,811,000 * 149,650,000 11.8
Total Returns Processed 121,163,000 137,609,000 13.6
       
E-filing Receipts:      
TOTAL          

120,947,000 *

139,417,000 15.3
Tax Professionals 61,189,000 74,800,000 22.2
Self-prepared 59,758,000 64,617,000 8.1
       
Web Usage:      
Visits to IRS.gov 1,229,022,000 1,401,265,000 14.0
       
Total Refunds:      
Number 90,570,000 101,243,000 11.8
Amount $250.912 Billion $281.403 Billion 12.2
Average refund $2,770 $2,779 0.3
 
Direct Deposit Refunds:      
Number 75,427,000 91,749,000 21.6
Amount $219,535 Billion $261.598 Billion 19.2
Average refund $2,911 $2,851 -2.0

* Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.