2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 7/05/2019 and 7/03/2020 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change Total Returns Received 145,303,000 142,375,000 * -2.0 Total Returns Processed 144,306,000 130,554,000 -9.5 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 130,488,000 129,421,000 * -0.8 Tax Professionals 73,870,000 66,608,000 -9.8 Self-prepared 56,618,000 62,813,000 10.9 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 510,093,000 1,332,820,000 161.3 Total Refunds: Number 105,268,000 95,210,000 -9.6 Amount $288.073 Billion $263.008 Billion -8.7 Average refund $2,737 $2,762 0.9 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 89,152,000 79,141,000 -11.2 Amount $257.002 Billion $229.585 Billion -10.7 Average refund $2,883 $2,901 0.6 * Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.
