Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending February 19, 2021

 

Notice: Historical Content


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2021 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 2/21/2020 (day 26 of 2020 Filing Season)
AND 2/19/2021 (day 8 of 2021 Filing Season)

Individual Income Tax Returns: 2020 2021 % Change
Total Returns Received 49,888,000 34,693,000 -30.5
Total Returns Processed 48,052,000 29,832,000 -37.9
       
E-filing Receipts:      
TOTAL           48,012,000 33,615,000 -30.0
Tax Professionals 21,261,000 12,813,000 -39.7
Self-prepared 26,751,000 20,802,000 -22.2
       
Web Usage:      
Visits to IRS.gov 242,330,000 425,806,000 75.7
       
Total Refunds:      
Number 37,454,000 16,576,000 -55.7
Amount $117.060 Billion $47.736 Billion -59.2
Average refund $3,125 $2,880 -7.8
 
Direct Deposit Refunds:      
Number 35,422,000 16,027,000 -54.8
Amount $113.366 Billion $46.793 Billion -58.7
Average refund $3,200 $2,920 -8.8