2021 Filing season statistics
Cumulative statistics comparing 2/28/2020 (day 33 of 2020 Filing Season) and 2/26/2021 (day 15 of 2021 Filing Season)
Individual income tax returns | 2020 | 2021 | % Change | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total returns received | 59,305,000 | 45,271,000 | -23.7 | ||
Total returns processed | 57,085,000 | 39,402,000 | -31.0 | ||
E-filing receipts | |||||
TOTAL |
56,736,000 |
43,936,000 | -22.6 | ||
Tax professionals | 26,410,000 | 18,344,000 | -30.5 | ||
Self-prepared | 30,326,000 | 25,592,000 | -15.6 | ||
Web usage | |||||
Visits to IRS.gov | 291,906,000 | 493,500,000 | 69.1 | ||
Total refunds | |||||
Number | 45,552,000 | 28,301,000 | -37.9 | ||
Amount | $139.593 | billion | $85.484 | billion | -38.8 |
Average refund | $3,064 | $3,021 | -1.4 | ||
Direct deposit refunds | |||||
Number | 42,636,000 | 27,228,000 | -36.1 | ||
Amount | $134.202 | billion | $83.408 | billion | -37.8 |
Average refund | $3,148 | $3,063 | -3.2 |