Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending June 4, 2021

 

2021 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 6/05/2020 and 06/04/2021

Individual Income Tax Returns: 2020 2021 % Change
Total Returns Received 135,229,000 * 150,938,000 11.6
Total Returns Processed 122,870,000 138,979,000 13.1
       
E-filing Receipts:      
TOTAL          

122,426,000 *

140,074,000 14.4
Tax Professionals 62,119,000 75,276,000 21.2
Self-prepared 60,307,000 64,798,000 7.4
       
Web Usage:      
Visits to IRS.gov 1,254,002,000 1,425,885,000 13.7
       
Total Refunds:      
Number 91,383,000 102,380,000 12.0
Amount $253.000 Billion $284.993 Billion 12.6
Average refund $2,769 $2,784 0.5
 
Direct Deposit Refunds:      
Number 76,092,000 92,626,000 21.7
Amount $221.311 Billion $264.589 Billion 19.6
Average refund $2,908 $2,857 -1.8

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