Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending February 21, 2020

 

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2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 2/22/2019 and 2/21/2020

Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change
Total Returns Received 49,923,000 49,888,000 -0.1
Total Returns Processed 47,700,000 48,052,000 0.7
       

E-filing Receipts:

     
TOTAL 47,866,000 48,012,000 0.3
Tax Professionals 21,869,000 21,261,000 -2.8
Self-prepared 25,997,000 26,751,000 2.9
       

Web Usage:

     
Visits to IRS.gov 232,545,000 242,330,000 4.2
       

Total Refunds:

     
Number 38,566,000 37,454,000 -2.9
Amount $121.203 Billion $117.060 Billion -3.4
Average refund $3,143 $3,125 -0.6
 

Direct Deposit Refunds:

     
Number 36,329,000 35,422,000 -2.5
Amount $117.189  Billion $113.366 Billion -3.3
Average refund $3,226 $3,200 -0.8