Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending December 11, 2020

 

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2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 12/13/2019 and 12/11/2020

Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change
Total Returns Received 155,660,000 169,684,000 * 9.0
Total Returns Processed 155,429,000 163,654,000 * 5.3
       
E-filing Receipts:      
TOTAL           138,217,000 152,802,000 * 10.6
Tax Professionals 80,630,000 80,582,000 -0.1
Self-prepared 57,587,000 72,220,000 25.4
       
Web Usage:      
Visits to IRS.gov 640,367,000 1,647,043,000 157.2
       
Total Refunds:      
Number 112,254,000 125,851,000 ** 12.1
Amount $322.176 Billion $320.851 Billion -0.4
Average refund $2,870 $2,549 -11.2
 
Direct Deposit Refunds:      
Number 92,021,000 102,695,000 ** 11.6
Amount $274.024 Billion $269.261 Billion -1.7
Average refund $2,978 $2,622 -12

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

** Includes interest only refunds for taxpayers who received refunds earlier in the year without interest.