Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending April 10, 2020

 

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2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 4/12/2019 and 4/10/2020

Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change
Total Returns Received 119,427,000 103,986,000 -12,9
Total Returns Processed 115,742,000 97,828,000 -15.5
       
E-filing Receipts:      
TOTAL           111,368,000 96,798,000 -13.1
Tax Professionals 63,248,000 50,511,000 -20.1
Self-prepared 48,120,000 46,287,000 -3.8
       
Web Usage:      
Visits to IRS.gov 399,465,000 486,977,000 21.9
       
Total Refunds:      
Number 84,435,000 77,252,000 -8.5
Amount $235.975 Billion $220.361 Billion -6.6
Average refund $2,795 $2,852 2.0
 
Direct Deposit Refunds:      
Number 74,617,000 64,762,000 -13.2
Amount $218.217 Billion $194.232 Billion -11.0
Average refund $2,924 $2,999 2.6